LIBRARY 

UNIVERSITY  OF 
CALIFORNIA 

SAN  DIEGO 


The 
Ideophonic  Texts  for  Acquiring  Languages 

Edited  by 

Robert  Pierce 


Series  i 
German  Texts  for  English  Readers 


Volume  i 


WILHELM   TELL 


JOHANN   CHRISTOPH   FRIEDRICH  VON  SCHILLER 


In  Four  Parts 


PART  1  (ACT  1) 


Editorial  Critic 

GEORGE  HEMPL 

PROFESSOR  OF  ENGLISH  PHILOLOGY  AND  GENERAL  LINGUISTICS  IN  THE 

UNIVERSITY  OF  MICHIGAN 
AUTHOR  OF  GERMAN  ORTHOGRAPHY  AND  PHONOLOGY 


HINDS 

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4  COOPER  IwsVi'^J'E.djEw  YORK  * 


Copyright,  1900 

BY 
ROBERT  MORRIS  PIERCE 


LANGUAGES   PRINTING  COMPANY 

114   FIFTH    AVENUE 
NEW    YORK 


INTRODUCTION 


INTRODUCTION 

The  Ideophonic  Texts 

THE  IDEOPHONIC  TEXTS  are  designed  to  fur- 
nish abundant  material  for  forming  those  myr- 
iad associations  of  mental  and  organic  processes 
which  constitute  the  acquisition  of  languages. 

Books  prepared  for  the  learning  and  teaching 
of  languages  tacitly  assume  that  the  essential 
associations  of  ideas,  sounds,  actions  and  events 
can  arise  and  become  fixed  in  the  student's  per- 
sonality without  these  elements  even  existing, 
much  less  co-existing  or  appropriately  succeed- 
ing each  other,  in  his  mind  or  organism.  The 
ideas,  when  directly  represented  at  all,  are 
represented  not  in  those  interesting  associated 
series  constituting  entire  stories,  essays,  letters, 
plays,  or  poems,  but  in  fragments,  or  singly. 

The    sounds,    when    accurately    represented    at 

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The   Ideophonic  Texts  (7) 

all,  are  represented  not  in  organicly  associated 
series,  such  as  those  uttered  between  successive 
inspirations,  but  singly,  or  in  those  series 
constituting  the  merely  logical  units  called 
words.  Besides  the  given  ideas  being  thus  not 
associated  with  each  other  at  all,  and  the  given 
sounds  being  thus  not  associated  with  each 
other  in  organic  series,  the  ideas  are  not 
represented  in  juxtaposition  with  the  corre- 
sponding sounds,  but  are  hidden  away  in 
notes,  glossaries,  dictionaries,  and  grammars. 

The  toiling  through  a  few  hundred  pages  of 
such  books  is  supposed  to  result  in  the  acqui- 
sition of  a  language.  In  reality,  however,  the 
student,  having  little  encouragement  to  acquire 
a  correct  pronunciation,  or  to  read  correctly, 
continuously,  rapidly  and  voluminously  in  the 
foreign  language  itself  while  having  the  corre- 
sponding ideas  in  mind,  commonly  acquires, 
when  he  acquires  anything,  not  the  power  to 
understand  the  spoken  language,  nor  the  power 
to  speak  the  language,  nor  the  power  correctly 
to  read  the  language  aloud,  but  the  power  to 
read  the  language  mutteringly  with  a  shameful 
pronunciation,  or  to  read  the  language  silently, 


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or  to  write  the  language,  or  to  puzzle  out  the 
ideas  of  the  language  and  express  them  in 
bad  language  of  his  own,  or  to  tell  something 
about  the  language. 

One  learns  a  language  well  and  quickly  in 
a  country  where  it  is  used,  because  one  has 
multitudes  of  interesting  objects,  events,  and 
ideas  plainly  and  repeatedly  presented  to  him, 
coupled  with  corresponding  series  of  accurately 
uttered  or  written  phrases,  in  appropriate  se- 
quence or  in  coexistence.  There  are,  however, 
many  languages  which  are  no  longer  spoken; 
and  the  opportunity  to  learn  to  speak  a  living 
language  in  a  country  where  it  is  spoken,  or 
from  those  who  elsewhere  speak  it,  is  com- 
paratively rare.  Moreover,  freedom  and  variety 
of  expression  are  derived  largely  from  liter- 
ature. Indeed,  the  immediate  or  ultimate 
purpose  is  often  to  learn  to  read  rather  than 
to  learn  to  speak.  Furthermore,  perhaps  every 
student  finds  it  convenient  or  necessary  to  do 
much  of  his  studying  by  himself. 

Considerations  such  as  these  demonstrate  the 
desirability  of  a  system  of  books  like  the 
present,  in  which  the  necessary  multitudes  of 


The    Ideophonic    Texts  (9) 

thoughts  or  ideas  may  be  found  presented  in 
continuous  correlation  with  those  peculiar  com- 
binations of  sounds  which  represent  them  in 
the  foreign  language. 

This  system  of  books  was  planned  during  the 
years  1898  and  1899.  It  has  been  named  Idea- 
phonic,  from  ideo-,  the  combining  form  of  idea, 
Greek  iSea  (i'dea),  and  phonic,  a  modern  adjective 
based  on  Greek  <f><ovij  (phor'na:),  meaning  sound. 

The  ideas  of  the  foreign  texts  are  presented 
through  the  written  form  of  the  native  language 
of  the  student;  the  sounds  of  the  foreign 
languages  by  means  of  the  universal  alphabet 
of  the  International  Phonetic  Association,  in  the 
modified  form  shown  on  the  following  pages. 

It  is  proposed  to  issue  numerous  SERIES  of 
volumes,  each  series  for  the  use  of  readers  of 
one  particular  language  in  acquiring  some 
other  language,  some  dialect,  or  some  form  of 
writing.  In  each  SERIES  there  will  be  numerous 
VOLUMES,  containing  various  kinds  and  combi- 
nations of  texts :  suited  to  various  ages,  inter- 
ests, needs,  and  degrees  of  proficiency;  selected 
and  arranged  for  learning  to  speak,  read,  or 
write;  and  printed  in  various  forms. 


UNIVERSA1 

In    this    table,   the    letters   representing    the  voicele& 

of  the  vocal  cords,  ar 


ORGANS 

Lips 

Gums 

Wholly  closed,  then  opened 

MP) 

d(t) 

Nose  passage  open 

m(ip) 

"(O) 

Open  at  sides  (of  tongue)  only 

HI) 

Trilled 

r(r) 

D(F)  v(f) 

<8)  3(S)  &(6)  a(.) 

So  close  as  to  produce  friction 

Rounded 

Rounded 

fl,»0« 

Rounded 

Rounded 

• 

Rounded 

Open 

Very  open 

1 

'  denotes  that  the  preceding  sound  is  relatively  long. 

denotes  that  the  sounds  just  after  it  are  relatively  loud. 
~  denotes  that  the  sound  under  it  is  nasal,  or  produced 
with  the  passage  from  throat  to  nose  open. 


ALPHABET 

)unds,  that  is,  the  soiinds  produced   without  vibration 
iclosed  in  curves  (  ). 


Palate 

Veil 

Uvula 

Throat 

J(e) 

g(k)       G(q) 

(•>) 

AP) 

m 

SI) 

HI) 

"(?) 

Q 

H(g) 

B(H)  (h) 

q(A) 

W(AV) 

m 

g(x) 

y           [ 

i                u 

i                  '*] 

!                 ui 

Y 

u 

I 

UJ 

0                 < 

)                 O 

e            ( 

)           y 

o         i 

)             0 

1        •                  e         c 

I             A 

a 

e 

a 

a 

r    1  denote  that  the  pitch  of  the  enclosed  sounds  is  high. 

\_  J  denote  that  the  pitch  of  the  enclosed  sounds  is  low. 

/  denotes  that  the  pitch  of  the  preceding  sounds  rises. 

\  denotes  that  the  pitch  of  the  preceding  sounds  falls. 


(12)  Introduction 

Series  i :  German  Texts  for  English  Readers 

In  the  GERMAN  TEXTS  FOR  ENGLISH  READERS, 
the  phonic  German  texts  represent  the  German 
sounds  as  explained  in  the  table  below. 

In  the  first  column  are  the  letters  represent- 
ing all  the  sounds  of  both  German  and  English. 

In  the  second  column  are  German  words 
exemplifying  the  sounds  which  occur  in  Ger- 
man. The  italic  letters  indicate  the  sounds 
exemplified.  Each  word  is  followed  by  a  phonic 
re-spelling  in  parentheses. 

In  the  third  column  are  English  words 
exemplifying  the  sounds  which  occur  in  English. 

In  the  fourth  column  are  words  from  other 
languages,  exemplifying  such  German  sounds 
as  do  not  occur  in  ordinary  English : 

The  » length  mark«  (:)  denotes  that  the  pre- 
ceding sound  is  long.  The  » stress  mark«  (') 
denotes  that  the  sound  or  sounds  just  after  it 
are  stressed,  that  is,  relatively  loud. 

For  names  of  the  letters  and  sounds,  »ba,  pa, 
da,  ta,  .  .  .  .  y:,  i:,  u:,  Y:,  .  .  .  .«  may  be  used. 
Script  forms  for  most  of  the  letters  may  be 
found  in  Paul  Passy's  »L'Ecriture  Phonetique.« 


German  Texts  for   English   Readers 


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UNIVERSAL  ALPHABET   APPLIED  TO   GERMAN 
AND  ENGLISH 


German 


English 


b    Butter 
p     Perle 


Gutter 
pearl  (pa:jl) 


d     dunkel  ('dunkal)    dark  (da:jk) 


t     Ton  (torn) 


(gu:t) 

k  Kohle  ('ko:b) 

m  Jfann  (man) 

m  Hm  (mm) 

n  nun  (nu:n) 

i]  sang  (zan) 

1  Zaut  (laut) 

R  Reis  (ROIS) 

z  Linse  ('Imza) 

s  Liste  ('liste) 

v  wett  (vet) 

f  Fett  (fet) 


^one  (toon) 

good  (gud) 
coal  (kool) 

man  (man) 
Humph  (mm) 

wow  (nao) 
sang  (san) 
loud  (laod) 


French 

rouge  (RU:3) 


lens  (lenz) 
list  (list) 

vat  (vat) 
fat  (fat) 


3     Journal  (3UR'^ia:l)  azure  (^301) 
5      Schiii  ($if)  ship  ($ip) 


German 


h     Hnier  ('harfaii) 

j     jil  (ja: 
9      ich  (19 


Introduction 

English 

thy  (5ae) 
th\g\i  (Bae) 

great  (gaeet) 
house  (haos) 


cue 


w 

A\ 


g  Wagren  ('vcugan) 

x  nach  (natx) 

y  kiihn.  (ky:n) 

i  ihm  (i:m) 

u  ihun  (tu:n) 

Y  Simde  (7ZYnda) 

i  bitter  ('bitan) 

u  Null  (nul) 

0  schon  (§0:n) 

e  eben  ('e:ban) 

a  Goethe  ('g0:ta) 

o  so  (zo:) 


e     Bett  (bet) 


TTatt  (wet) 
(Avet) 


Spanish 


react  (ai'akt) 
fruition    fju' 


bitter  (' 
pwll  (pul) 


hija  ('ixa) 

French 
pUY 


Danish 

l?/st  (Irst) 


aerial  (e'lr 
bitter  (Xbit8j) 
poetic  (po'etik) 


French 

pen  (p0) 


bed  (bed) 


French 

pewr  (pe:ii) 


German  Texts  for  English  Readers 

German  English 

a     err  (au) 

o     Gott  (got)  naught  (no:t) 

A     wtter  ('Ataa) 

a     at  (at) 

e     odd  (ed) 

a     Vater  ('fa:taR)        father  ('fa:5aj) 


Among  phonetic  texts,  elementary  text-books 
on  phonetics,  and  books  on  method  which  may 
be  of  interest  to  students  who  use  the  volumes 
of  this  SERIES,  may  be  mentioned  the  follow- 
ing, most  of  which  employ  a  phonic  notation 
similar  to  that  here  used: 

A  Manual  of  Elementary  Phonetics.  By  A.  W.  BURT, 
1898.  The  Copp,  Clark  Company,  Toronto,  Canada. 

A  Primer  of  Phonetics.  By  HENRY  SWEET,  1890.  Oxford 
University  Press,  Oxford,  England,  and  93  Fifth 
Avenue,  New  York. 

A  Primer  of  Spoken  English.  By  HENRY  SWEET,  1890. 
Oxford  University  Press,  Oxford,  England,  and  93 
Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 

Deutsches  Lesebuch  in  Lautschrift.  Erster  Teil:  Fibel 
und  Erstes  Lesebuch.  By  WILHELM  VIETOR,  1899. 
B.  G.  Teubne,r,  Leipzig,  Germany.  David  Nutt, 
London. 


(16)  Introduction 

Die  Praktische  Spracherlernung.  By  FELIX  FRANKE. 
3d  edition,  1896.  O.  R.  Reisland,  Leipzig,  Germany. 

German  Orthography  and  Phonology.  By  GEOKGE 
HEMPL,  1897.  Ginn  and  Company,  Boston,  Massa- 
chusetts. 

German  Pronunciation:  Practice  and  Theory.  By  WIL- 
IIKI.M  VIETOK,  1890.  O.  R.  Reisland,  Leipzig,  Ger- 
many. 

Kleine  Phonetik  des  Deutschen,  Englischen  und  Franzosi- 
schen.  By  WILHELM  VIETOK,  1897.  O.  R.  Reisland, 
Leipzig,  Germany. 

L'Ecriture  Phone"tique.  Expose"  populaire  avec  applica- 
tion au  Franyais  et  a  137  langues  ou  dialectes.  By 
PAUL  PASSY,  1898.  Librairie  Populaire,  119,  Boule- 
vard Sevastopol,  Paris,  France. 

Le  Mattre  Phone"tique.  The  monthly  organ  of  THE 
INTERNATIONAL  PHONETIC  ASSOCIATION.  Edited  by 
PAUL  PASSY,  16,  Rue  de  la  Madeleine,  Bourg-la- 
Reine,  Seine,  France. 

Les  Sons  du  Francois.  By  PAUL  PASSY,  1899.  Firmin- 
Didot,  56,  Rue  Jacob,  Paris,  France. 

Northern  English:  Phonetics,  Grammar,  Texts.  (In  the 
series  entitled:  Skizzen  lebender  Sprachen,  edited 
by  WILHELM  VIETOR.)  By  R.  J.  LLOYD,  1899.  B.  G. 
Teubner,  Leipzig,  Germany.  David  Nutt,  London. 

The  Practical  Study  of  Languages:  a  guide  for  teachers 
and  learners.  By  HENKY  SWEET,  1899.  J.  M. 
Dent  and  Company,  '29  Bedford  Street,  London. 
Henry  Holt  and  Company,  29  West  23d  Street, 
New  York. 


Wilhelm  Tell  (17) 

Volume  i:   Wilhelm  Tell,  Act  i 

This  volume  contains  the  first  act  of 
WILHELM  TELL,  a  play  written  by  Schiller, 
in  1804. 

The  present  edition  consists  of  four  parallel 
texts,  arranged  in  corresponding  sections  on 
opposite  pages,  thus: 

Left  Page  Right  Page 

Phonic  German  Verbal  English 

Ordinary  German  Free  English 

The  ordinary  German  text  of  the  present 
edition  is  substantially  a  reprint,  in  roman 
letters,  of  the  edition  contained  in  the  sixth 
volume  of  Schiller's  collected  works,  entitled 
»Schillers  samtliche  Werke,  in  fiinfzehn  Ban- 
den.  Mit  Einleitungen  von  Karl  Goedeke.«  and 
published  by  the  J.  G.  Cotta'sche  Buchhand- 
lung,  Stuttgart,  Germany. 

The  four  corresponding  sections  of  text, 
though  always  at  hand,  are  quite  separate 
from  each  other,  being  placed  in  the  four  dis- 
tinct halves  of  the  opposite  pages  in  order 
that  the  student  may  at  will  fix  his  atten- 
tion exclusively  and  continuously  upon  any  one 


(18)  Introduction 

of  the  texts  he  may  choose.  This  arrange- 
ment does  away  with  the  confusion  noticeable 
in  the  use  of  interlinear  texts,  which  are  apt 
to  crowd  the  immediate  field  of  vision  with 
obtrusive  information.  Perfect  ease  of  reference 
from  one  text  to  an  other  is  attained  by  the 
arrangement  of  the  phonic  German,  ordinary 
German  and  verbal  English  texts  so  as  to  cor- 
respond with  each  other,  line  for  line  and 
word  for  word. 

The  phonic  German  text  is  placed  in  the 
top  half  of  the  right-hand  page  on  the  sup- 
position that  it  is  the  text  to  which  most 
students  should  chiefly  confine  their  attention 
and  efforts.  It  represents  a  single  pronuncia- 
tion —  average  North  German  —  thus  allow- 
ing the  student  to  proceed  without  interrup- 
tions in  the  shape  of  references  to  such 
alternative  pronunciations  as  may  be  set  forth 
in  works  on  phonetics  or  observed  in  the 
speech  of  native  Germans.  Only  the  quality 
and  relative  duration  of  the  sounds  are  fully 
indicated.  Their  relative  loudness  is  roughly 
indicated  by  the  stress  mark  (')  just  before  the 
stressed  syllable.  This  mark  is  used  to  in- 


Wilhelm  Tell  (19) 

dicate  the  chief  stress.  In  certain  exceptional 
cases  it  is  used  also  to  indicate  a  secondary 
stress  —  especially  where  the  conflict  between 
the  meter  and  prose  usage  results  in  level  or 
'hovering'  stress,  as  in  »'fo:R'$tElt  im  'landa«, 
page  80.  The  careful  indication  of  quality  and 
duration  may  also  in  some  cases  (such  as  de:R, 
deR,  daR;  i:m,  im)  serve  as  an  indirect  indica- 
tion of  the  concomitant  differences  of  stress. 
Pitches  and  pauses  are  not  indicated  at  all, 
except  in  so  far  as  the  ordinary  punctuation 
indicates  them.  The  instructor  may  wish  to 
mark  additional  stresses,  pitches,  and  pauses 
into  the  text,  as  an  aid  to  pupils  in  uttering 
the  language  continuously  and  rapidly  with 
correct  expression.  He  may  also  wish  to  indi- 
cate glottal  stops  (o),  which,  on  account  of 
variance  in  their  use  and  their  relative  unim- 
portance, have  not  been  indicated. 

The  verbal  English  text  consists  of  a  word- 
for-word  rendering  of  the  German  texts.  When 
single  English  or  German  words  are  insuf- 
ficient for  making  clear  the  correspondence  of 
the  ideas,  word-groups  are  constructed  by  the 
use  of  the  plus  sign  (+). 


(20)  Introduction 

The  free  English  text  consists  of  a  somewhat 
revised  version  of  a  poetic  rendering  of  TELL 
which  has  been  in  common  use  for  some  years. 
It  will  serve  to  awaken  in  the  student's  mind 
the  general  ideas  and  spirit  of  the  play.  In 
many  cases  it  furnishes  a  good  literal  trans- 
lation of  the  German  lines.  Perhaps  a  literal 
prose  translation  would  have  been  better  than 
the  poetic,  especially  for  beginners  in  German 
who  may  use  this  volume.  It  may  be  found 
worth  while  even  to  have  all  three  kinds  of 
translations  in  a  subsequent  edition. 

The  mode  of  using  the  texts  may  vary  ac- 
cording to  the  acquirements,  habits,  needs, 
taste,  and  inclinations  of  students,  and  their 
opportunity  to  reside  where  the  language  is 
spoken  or  to  obtain  personal  instruction.  For 
those  who  reside  where  the  language  is  spoken, 
or  who  have  sufficient  personal  instruction,  and 
wish  to  learn  to  understand,  speak,  and  read 
the  language,  it  may  be  well  to  do  somewhat 
as  children  unconsciously  do  in  learning  their 
native  tongue,  that  is,  listen  for  a  long  time  to 
the  language  as  spoken  and  read  to  them,  before 
trying  to  speak  it  or  read  it  themselves.  Such 


Wilhelm  Tell  (21) 

students  may  familiarize  themselves  with  the 
play  by  reading  it  in  the  free  English.  The 
instructor  may  then  read  it  aloud  to  them  in 
German,  giving  copious  explanations,  spoken  in 
German,  the  pupils  meanwhile  listening  atten- 
tively and  sometimes  following  the  reader,  now 
in  the  verbal  English  text,  now  in  the  phonic 
German  text,  now  in  the  ordinary  German 
text;  and  perhaps  occasionally  reading  in  cho- 
rus either  with  or  without  the  instructor.  The 
instructor,  if  he  is  not  perfectly  familiar  with 
English,  may  find  the  verbal  English  text 
helpful  in  explaining  the  German  to  his  stu- 
dents. The  students,  when  later  they  read  the 
play  for  themselves  in  German,  may  find  the 
verbal  English  and  the  phonic  German  useful, 
for  reference  if  nothing  more. 

Students  in  general,  however,  who  do  not 
reside  where  the  language  is  spoken,  or  who 
have  no  personal  instruction,  or  only  the 
limited  personal  instruction  common  in  class- 
rooms, may  find  it  advantageous  to  proceed 
somewhat  as  follows:  - 

(1)  Read  the  .free  English  portion  of  the 
entire  volume  as  many  times  as  may  be  neces- 


(22)  Introduction 

sary  to  render  all  the  persons,  objects  and 
scenes,  and  all  the  actions  and  events,  and 
their  causal  or  logical  connections,  thoroughly 
familiar :  trying  vividly  to  picture  them  in 
the  mind,  and  permanently  to  fix  them  in 
the  memory ; 

(2)  Re-read    the   first    paragraph   in   the  free 
English,  fixing  the  attention,  as  before,  on  the 
facts    and    relations    between  the    facts,    rather 
than  on  the  English  mode  of  expression,  as  such; 

(3)  Re-read  the  first  few  pages,  and  then  the 
first    phrase  or  sentence,  in    the   free   English, 
thinking    still    of    the    facts,    primarily,    and   of 
the   English    phraseology  only   in   so  far   as   it 
may  help  to  fix  the  facts  in  the  mind; 

(4)  Read  and  re-read  many    times,  enough  of 
the  verbal  English  to  get  from   it   the  general 
swing   of    the   German   order   of    words,   mean- 
while   forcing    the    ideas,    or    logical    elements, 
corresponding  to  the  respective  words  to  course 
through   the   mind  in  the  same  peculiar  order ; 

(5)  Read    the   first    few    words,   or    the   first 
equivalent    of    a    phrase    or    sentence,    in    the 
verbal  English,  dwelling  still  on  the  ideas,  and 
not  thoughtlessly  on  the  English  words; 


Wilhelra  Tell  (23) 

(6)  Keeping  the  sense  of   this   in   mind,  read 
aloud,    repeatedly,    in    imitation    of    a    person 
familiar  with  German,    the   corresponding   part 
of   the    phonic   German    text,    referring   repeat- 
edly to  the  above  tables,  and  to  the  instructor, 
for  the   sounds,  and    to    the    English    texts   for 
the  sense,  till  this   portion   of  the   phonic   Ger- 
man text  can  be  read  fluently   and   understood 
at  the  same  time; 

(7)  Leaving   for   subsequent   study   any    pas- 
sages   not    well    pronounced,   or    clearly   under- 
stood,  after   due   effort   has  been   expended  on 
them,  proceed   in  the  way  just  described,  or  in 
some  other  way   that  is  thought  or  found   by 
experiment    to    be    better,    adhering    more   and 
more    to    the     phonic    German     text,     and    at 
length   using  the    verbal  English   for    reference 
only. 

Before  trying  to  read  aloud  phonic  German, 
the  student  may  learn  to  read  aloud  phonic 
English,  printed  in  the  same  system  of  nota- 
tion. The  response  of  his  vocal  organs  will 
thus  be  made  automatic,  as  far  as  the  familiar 
letters  and  combinations  of  letters  are  con- 
cerned, and  he  may  then,  from  the  start,  defi- 


(24)  Introduction 

nitely  direct  his  energy  to  the  production  of 
such  of  the  German  sounds  and  combinations  of 
sounds  as  do  not  occur  in  English.  In  due  time, 
as  his  vocal  organs  produce  all  the  sounds  more 
and  more  nearly  automaticly,  he  may  remove 
his  attention  more  and  more  from  the  produc- 
tion of  the  stream  of  sounds,  and  concentrate 
it  more  and  more  on  listening  to  the  stream 
of  sounds  itself,  as  he  utters  it,  and  on  the 
corresponding  stream  of  ideas.  These  two 
streams,  coursing  through  his  attention  simul- 
taneously, will  become  ever  more  strongly  as- 
sociated. 

The  ordinary  German  text  is  designed  not 
specially  for  the  attention  of  the  beginner,  but, 
(1)  for  gradually  and  unconsciously  familiariz- 
ing the  student  with  German  as  currently 
printed,  (2)  for  the  student  to  read,  if  he  likes, 
and  also  copy  in  handwriting,  after  he  has  be- 
come a  fluent  reader  of  the  phonic  German, 
(3)  for  advanced  students  to  read,  referring 
occasionally  to  the  phonic  text  for  the  pro- 
nunciation, (4)  for  the  use  of  teachers  who, 
though  not  very  familiar  with  the  phonic  text, 
wish  to  use  it  in  teaching. 


Wilhelm  Tell  (25) 

After  having  learned  to  read  any  German 
text  fluently  aloud  —  and  this  can  hardly  be 
done  without  reading  thousands  of  pages,  in- 
cluding a  great  variety  of  subject  matter  —  the 
student  may  give  special  attention  to  silent 
reading,  that  is,  reading  by  sight  alone,  or  by 
sight  plus  various  low  sounds,  thoughts  of 
sounds,  or  innervations  of  the  vocal  organs. 

There  appear  to  be  a  considerable  number 
of  persons  whose  nature,  habits  or  reasonings 
incline  them  to  do  most  of  their  studying  and 
reading  in  this  silent  manner,  rather  than  aloud, 
as  here  suggested.  Such  persons,  even  if  they 
have  no  intention  ultimately  either  to  under- 
stand the  spoken  language  or  to  speak  or 
read  it  aloud  fluently,  may  still  find  this  book 
helpful  to  them  in  various  ways,  as  the  acqui- 
sition of  language  in  any  form  implies  the 
association  of  ideas  with  symbols:  if  not  audible 
symbols,  or  sounds,  then  graphic  symbols,  or 
letters. 

The  manuscript  for  the  phonic  German  and 
verbal  English  texts  of  the  present  volume 
were  prepared  for  me,  in  the  rough,  during 


(26)  Introduction 

the  summer  of  1899,  by  Mr.  Otto  von  Klock, 
of  Melrose,  Massachusetts.  Dr.  Hempl,  besides 
revising  the  entire  book  in  the  manuscript  and 
in  various  sets  of  proofs,  and  looking  over  the 
Introduction  several  times,  has  furnished  me 
with  valuable  suggestions  of  a  general  character. 
My  friend  Adolph  Linsenbarth  has  helped  me 
by  reading  the  final  proofs. 

ROBERT  PIERCE 

NEW  YORK,  June  5th,  1900 


WILHELM  TELL 


peR'zo:nan 


'heRman  'geslaR,   'Rai98fo:xt  in   'Jvi:ts   unt  'u:ni:. 

,  'fRdiheR  fon  'atirjhauzan,  'banaRheR. 
fon  'RUtdents,  zam  'nefa. 


'lantloita   aas  'Jvi:ts. 


xkonRa:t  'hun, 


'bans  auf  daR  " 
'J8R9  im  'hoifa, 


'jost  fon  ' 
'valtaR  'f 
'vilhelm  'tel, 


'kuoni:,  daR  'hiRta, 
'veRni:,  daR  'je:jaR, 
'Ruodi:,  daR  'f 
xQRnolt  fom  ' 
'konRart  'baumgaRtan, 
"mai8R  fon  'zcmnan, 
'5tRu:t  fon  xwinkalRi:t, 
'klaus  fon  daR  'fly:8, 
'buRkhaRt  am  'by:al, 
'aRnolt  fon  'ze:va:, 


aus 


aus  'antaRvaldan. 


Dramatis  Personae 


country  people  of  Schwyz. 


Hermann   Gessler,   Governor  of  Schwyz  and  Uri. 

Werner,   Baron  von  Attinghausen,   Banneret. 

Ulrich  von  Rudenz,  his  Nephew. 

Werner  Stauffacher, 

Konrad   Hunn, 

Itel  Reding, 

Hans   auf  der   Mauer, 

Jorg  im  Hofe, 

Ulrich  der  Schmid, 

Jost  von  Weiler, 

Walther  Fiirst, 

Wilhelm  Tell, 

Rosselmann,  the  Parson, 

Petermann,  Sacristan, 

Kuoni,   Herdsman, 

Werni,  Hunter, 

Ruodi,   Fisherman, 

Arnold  vom  Melchthal, 

Konrad  Baumgarten, 

Meier  von  Sarnen, 

Struth  von  Winkelried, 

Klaus  von  der  Flue, 

Burkhardt  am  Biihel, 

Arnold  von  Sewa, 


of  Uri. 


of  Unterwalden. 


4  'vilhelm    'tel 

'pfaifaR  fon  lu'tsenn. 

'kunts  fon  'geRzau. 

'jeni:,  'fiJaRkna:ba. 

'zepi:,  'hiRtanknatba. 

'g8RtRU:t,  'JtaufaxaRs  'gatin. 

'hetviQ,  'tels  'gatin,   'fvRsts  'toxtaR. 

'benta:  fon  'bKiimek,  ama  ' 


'megtilt, 

'elsbet, 

'hildagoRt, 

'valtaR,  ) 

,     TI     !  >       'tels  'knarban. 

vilhelm,  ) 

'loitholt^'          |      '28ldnaR- 
xRU:dolf  daR  'haRQS,  'geslaRS  'JtalmaistaR. 
jo'hanas  paRi'tsitda:,  'heRtso.-x  fon  'Jvarban. 
'^trsi:,  daR  'fluiRjvts. 

am  'RaiQsbotta. 

'fRomfotxt. 

'maistaR  'Jtammets,  go'zelan  unt  'hantlanaR. 


iJa  unt  'landanbeRJiJa  ' 
'fi:la    'lantloita,    'menaR     unt    'vaiboR    aus    dan 
'vultjtetan. 


Wilhelm    Tell 

Pfeifer  von  Luzern. 

Kunz  von  Gersau. 

Jenni,   Fisherboy. 

Seppi,   Shepherdboy. 

Gertrud,    Stauffacher's  wife. 

Hedwig,   wife   of  Tell,   daughter  of  Ftirst. 

Bertha  von  Bruneck,  a  rich  heiress. 

Armgard, 

Mechthild, 

™  .      .  >       peasant  women 

Elsbeth, 

Hildegard, 

Walther,  ) 

TTT-n    i  t      Tel1 

Wilhelm,  | 

Friesshardt.      ) 

T       , ,     , ,  >       soldiers. 

Leuthold,  j 

Rudolf  der   Harras,   Gessler's  master  of  the   horse. 
Johannes  Parricida,  Duke  of  Suabia. 
Stiissi,    Ranger. 
The  Hornblower  of  Uri. 
An  Imperial  Courier. 
Taskmaster. 

Master  Mason,  Journeymen,  and  Laborers. 
Public    Criers. 
Brothers  of  Charity. 
Horsemen  of  Gessler  and  Landenberg. 
Many    Peasants,     Men    and    Women     from     the 
Forest  Cantons. 


'auftsu-.x 


Tio:a8      'felzanu:faR      das      'fi:RvaltJtetaR      'ze:s,      'Jvi:ts 
ge:ja'ny:baR. 

daR  'ze:  'maxt  aina  'buxt  ins  'lant,  aina  TiYta  ist 
'unvait  dam  'u:faR,  'fiJaRkna:ba  'fe:Rt  SIQ  in  ainam 
Tcain.  'y:baR  dan  'ze:  hm'veg  'zi:t  man  di  'gRyman 
'matan,  'doRfaR  unt  'h0:fa  fon  'Jvitts  im 
Tielan  'zonanjam  'li:jan.  tsuR  liqkan  das  'tsu:§auaR8 
'tsaijan  zig  di  'Jpitsan  das  'hakan,  mit  Volkan 
um'gerban;  tsuR  'Regtan  im  'feRnan  'hintaRgRunt  'zi:t 
man  di  'aisgabiRJa.  nox  'era  daR  'fotRhaij  'aufgert, 

Erster  Aufzug 

1.  Szene 

Holies     Felsenufer    des    Vierwaldstatter     Sees,    Schwyz 
gegentlber. 

Der  See  macht  eine  Bucht  ins  Land,  eine  Hiltte  ist 
unweit  dem  Ufer,  Fischerknabe  fahrt  sich  in  einem 
Kahn.  Uber  den  See  hinweg  sieht  man  die  grtinen 
Matten,  Dorfer  und  Hofe  von  Schwyz  im 
hellen  Sonnenschein  liegen.  Zur  Linken  des  Zuschauers 
zeigen  sich  die  Spitzen  des  Hacken,  mit  Wolken 
umgeben  ;  zur  Rechten  im  fernen  Hintergrund  sieht 
man  die  Eisgebirge.  Noch  ehe  der  Vorhang  aufgeht, 

6 


first  act 

first  scene 

high  rock+shore  of+the  four+forest+cantons  lake,  Schwyz 
opposite. 

the  lake  makes  a  bay  in+the  land,  a  hut  is 
not+far  from+the  shore,  fisherboy  rows  himself  in  a 
boat.  over  the  lake  thither+away  sees  one  the  green 
meadows,  villages  and  farmyards  of  Schwyz  in+the 
bright  sunshine  lie.  to+the  left  of+the  onlooker 
show  themselves  the  peaks  of+the  Hacken,  with  clouds 
surrounded;  to+the  right  in+the  far  background  sees 
one  the  ice+mountains.  still  ere  the  curtain  rises, 

Act  i 

Scene  1 

A   high    rocky   shore    of  the   lake   of   Lucerne,   opposite 
Schwyz. 

The  lake  makes  a  bend  into  the  land ;  a  hut  stands 
at  a  short  distance  from  the  shore ;  a  fisherboy 
is  rowing  about  in  his  boat.  Beyond  the  lake 
are  seen  the  green  meadows,  hamlets  and  farmyards 
of  Schwyz,  lying  in  the  clear  sunshine.  On  the  left 
appear  the  peaks  of  the  Hacken,  surrounded  with 
clouds ;  to  the  right,  in  the  remote  distance,  the 
glaciers  are  visible.  Even  before  the  curtain  rises, 

7 


8  'vilhelm  'tel  1:1 

'he:Rt  man    dan    'kutRaian    unt    das    haR'mo:niJa    galoit 
daR    'hetRdanglokan,     'velgas     819     aux     bai 

'stse:na    nox    aina    'tsaitlaq    'foRtsetst. 


d    ('zint    im    'ka:n) 
(melo'di:    das    'kiuRaians) 

es   'leQelt   daR  'ze:,    QR   'Icucbt   tsum  'ba:d9, 
dan  xkna:ba   \li:i  'am  am   "gRyman  ga'^tcude, 

da   xh0:Rt    8R    am   'kliipn, 

vi   'flottan    zo   'zy:s, 

vi   ^timen    daR   'eqal 

im    paRa'dirs. 

unt   vi:    8R    eR'vaxat   in    'ze^ijaR    'lust, 
da     'Jpydan     di     'vasaR     i:m     um     di     'bRust, 


hort  man   den    Kuhreihen   und  das    harmonische   Gelaut 

der    Herdenglocken,    welches    sich    auch    bei    eroffneter 

Szene    noch    eine    Zeitlang    fortsetzt. 

Fischerknabe  (singt  im  Kahn) 

(Melodie  des   Kuhreihens) 
Es  lachelt  der  See,  er  ladet  zum  Bade, 
Der  Knabe  schlief  ein  am  griinen  Gestade, 

Da  hort  er  ein  Klingen, 

Wie  Floten  so  suss, 

Wie  Stimmen  der  Engel 

Im  Paradies. 

Und  wie  er  erwachet  in  seliger  Lust, 
Da     spiilen    die    Wasser    ihm    um    die    Brust, 


1:1  Wilhelm  Tell  9 

hears  one  the  cow+melody  and  the  harmonious  tinkling 

of+the      herd+bells,      which      itself      also      by      opened 

scene    still    a    while+long    prolongs. 

fisherboy   (sings  in+the  boat) 

(melody  of+the   cow+melody) 
it  smiles  the  lake,  it  invites  to+the  bath, 
the  boy  slept  in  on+the  green  bank, 

there    hears   he    a   tinkling, 

like   flutes   so   sweet, 

like   voices   of+the   angels 

in+the   Paradise. 

and  as  he  awakes  in  blissful  delight, 
there  wash  the  waters  for+him  round  the  breast, 

the      Ranz      des      Vaches       and       the       tinkling       of 

cow-bells    are    heard,    and    these    sounds    continue    for 

some     time     after. 

Fisherboy  (sings  in  his  boat) 

(Melody  of  the    Ranz   des  Vaches) 

The  clear  smiling  lake  woo'd  to  bathe  in  its  deep, 

A  boy  on  its  green  shore  had  laid  him  to  sleep; 

Then  heard  he  a  melody, 

Flowing  and  soft, 
And  sweet,  as  when  angels 

Are  singing  aloft. 

And  as  thrilling  with  pleasure  he  wakes  from  his  rest, 
The  waters  are  murmuring  over  his  breast; 


10  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

unt   as  xRu:ft   aus   dan  'ti:fan  : 
li:p  'kna:ba,    bist  'main  ! 
19  'loka   dan   '§le:faR, 
19  'tsi:    in    he'Ram. 


(auf    dam 
(  vaRiats'jom    das  'ku:Raians) 

i:R    'matan,    le:pt  xvo:l  ! 
I:R  'zonijan  'vaidan  ! 
daR  'zena   mus  '$aidan, 
daR  'zomaR   ist  xhin. 
xfa:Ran    tsu    'beR9,    V!R    xkoman    xvi:daR, 
ven  daR  'kukuk  'Riirft,  ven  8Rxvaxan   di  'li:daR, 

Und  es  ruft  aus  den  Tiefen: 
Lieb  Knabe,  bist  mein! 
Ich  locke  den  Schlafer, 
Ich  zieh'  ihn  herein. 

Hirte  (auf  dem  Berge) 
(Variation  des  Kuhreihens) 

Ihr  Matten,  lebt  wohl! 

Ihr  sonnigen  Weiden! 

Der  Senne  muss  scheiden, 

Der  Sommer  ist  hin. 

Wir    fahren    zu    Berg,    wir    kommen     wieder, 
Wenn  der  Kuckuck  ruft,  wenn  erwachen  die  Lieder, 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  11 

and  it  calls  out+of  the  depths : 
dear    boy,   you+are   mine ! 
I   allure   the    sleeper, 
I   draw    him    here+in. 

herdsman    (on    the    mountain) 
(variation    of+the    cow-melody) 

ye   meadows,   fare   well ! 

ye   sunny    pastures ! 

the   cowherd   must   depart, 

the    summer   is   gone. 

we     fare     to     mountain,     we     come     again, 
when  the  cuckoo  calls,  when  awaken  the  songs, 

And  a  voice  from  the  deep  cries, 
"With   me   thou   must   go, 

I   charm   the   young   sleeper, 
I   lure    him    below." 

Herdsman    (on  the  mountainside) 
(Variation  of  the  JKanz   des  Vaches) 

Ye   meadows,   farewell ! 

Ye   pastures   up   yonder ! 
The    herdsman    must   wander, 

The    summer   is   gone. 

We  shall  come  again,  to  the  mountains  return, 
When   the   cuckoo  calls  by  roadside   and   burn, 


12  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

ven    mit    'blu:man    di  'e:Rda    219   'klaidat   'noi, 

ven      di      'bRYnlam  'fli:san       im       'lij 
'mai. 

I:R  'matan,  le:pt  'vo:l  ! 

I:R  'zonijan  'vaidan  ! 
'zena  mus  'Jaidan, 

'zomaR  ist  'hin. 


(eK'Jaint    ge:ja'ny:baR    auf    daR   Tiers    das   'felzan) 

('tsvaita    vQRiats'jom) 
as      'donaRn      di      'h0:an,      as       'tsitaRt       daR 


Wenn  mit  Blumen  die  Erde  sich  kleidet  neu, 
Wenn  die  Briinnlein  fliessen  im  lieblichen 
Mai. 

Ihr  Matten,  lebt  wohl! 

Ihr  sonnigen  Weiden! 

Der  Senne  muss  scheiden, 

Der  Sommer  ist  hin. 

Alpenj  tiger 
(erscheint  gegenttber   auf  der  Ilohc   des   Felsen) 

(Zweite  Variation) 

Es      donnern      die      Hohen,      es      zittert      der 
Steg, 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  13 

when  with  flowers  the  earth  itself  clothes  anew, 
when  the  springlets  flow  in+the  lovely 
May. 

ye    meadows,    fare    well ! 

ye    sunny    pastures ! 

the   cowherd   must   depart, 

the    summer   is   gone. 

alpine+hunter 
(appears    opposite    on    the    height    of+the    rock) 

(second    variation) 

there    thunder    the    heights,    it    trembles    the 
bridge, 

When  the  earth  is  abloom  with  flowerets  gay, 
And  the  springs  sparkle  up  in  the   sunshine 
of   May. 

Ye   meadows,   farewell ! 

Ye   pastures   up  yonder ! 
The   herdsman  must  wander, 
The   summer   is   gone. 

Chamois  Hunter 
(appearing   on   the   top   of   a   cliff) 

(Second  Variation   of  the   Ranz  des   Vaches) 

The     avalanche     thunders,     the    shock    shakes 
the  bridge, 


14  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


niQt     'gRauat     dam     '§Ytsan      auf 

'¥6:9. 

£R     '§Raitat     feR've:jan 
auf  'feldaRn    fon   'ais, 
da:    'pRarjat     kain     'fRy:lin, 
da:  'gRymat   kain  'ROIS; 

unt  'untaR  dan  'fy:san   am  'ne:bli9tas  'me:R, 
£R'kent     £R      di      '§teta      daR 


dan    "RIS    nuR    daR    'volkan 
eR'blikt   £R   di  'vdt, 
'ti:f  'untaR   dan  'vasaRn 
das  'gRy:nanda  xffilt. 

Nicht  grauet  dem  Schiitzen  auf  schwindlichtem 

Weg. 

Er  schreitet  verwegen 
Auf  Feldern  von  Eis, 
Da  pranget  kein  Fruhling, 
Da  griinet  kein  Reis; 

Und  unter  den  Fussen  ein  neblichtes  Meer, 
Erkennt    er    die    Stadte    der    Menschen    nicht 

mehr  ; 

Durch    den    Riss    nur    der    Wolken 
Erblickt  er  die  Welt, 
Tief  unter  den  Wassern 
Das  griinende  Feld. 


1:1  Willielm    Tell  15 

not        appalls         the         archer        on         giddy 

way. 

he    strides    undaunted 
on   fields   of   ice, 
there    is+resplendent   no   spring, 
there    greens   no   twig; 
and      under     the     feet     a     misty      sea, 
recognizes     he     the     cities     of+the      men     no 

more; 

through   the   cleft   only   of+the    clouds 
espies   he   the   world, 
deep   under   the   waters 
the   greening   field. 

The    huntsman    bounds     on    by    the    dizzying 
ridge. 

Undaunted   he   hies   him 
O'er   ice-covered   wild, 
Where   leaf   never   budded, 
Nor   Spring   ever   smiled; 

And  beneath  him  an  ocean  of  mist,  where  his  eye 
No      longer      the      dwellings      of      man      can 
espy; 

Through  the  parting  clouds  only 

The   earth   can   be   seen, 

Far   down    'neath   the   vapor 

The   meadows   of   green. 


16  'vilhelra   'tel  1:1 

(di   lantjaft    veR'endaRt    819,    man    'hotRt    am    'dumfas 

'kRaxan     fon     dan     'beujan,    'Jatan    fon    'volkan     'laufan 

ybaR    di    'ge:jant.  ) 

'Ruodi:,     daR     'fiJaR,    'komt     aus     daR     'hvta.       'vefini:, 

daR    'je:jaR,     'Jtai9t     fom    'felzan.       'kuoni:,     daR    'hiRt, 

'komt     mit    dam     'melknapf    auf    daR    'JultaR;     'zepi:, 

zain    'hantbu:ba,    'f 


'nuodi: 

max  'huRtiQ,  'jeni:.      'tsi:    di  'naua  'am. 
'gRdua      xta:lfo:xt      'komt,     'dumf     " 


'mi:tanjtain    xtsi:t  'zaina  'hauba  'an, 
unt    'kalt    he:R    'ble:st    as    aus    dam    'vetaRlox  ; 

(Die  Landschaft  verandert  sich,  man  liort  ein  dumpfes 

Krachen   von  den   Bergen,  Schatten  von  Wolken  laufen 

tlber  die   Gegend.) 

Ruodi,    der    Fischer,   kommt    aus    der    Htitte.       Werni, 

der     Jager,     steigt    vom     Felsen.        Kuoni,     der     Hirt, 

kommt    mit    dem    Melknapf    auf    der    Schulter  ;    Seppi, 

sein   Handbube,   folgt  ihm. 

Ruodi 

Mach'  hurtig,  Jenni.     Zieh  die  Naue  ein. 

Der     graue     Thalvogt    kommt,    dumpf    briillt 

der  Firn, 

Der  Mythenstein  zieht  seine  Haube  an, 
Und    kalt    her    blast    es    aus    dem   Wetterloch  ; 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  17 

(the     landscape     changes     itself,     one     hears     a     dull 

crashing  from  the  mountains,  shadows  of  clouds   hasten 

over    the    region.) 

Ruodi,     the    fisher,     comes    out+of    the    hut.       Werni, 

the  hunter,  descends  from+the  rock.    Kuoni,  the  herdsman, 

comes    with    the    milking+jar   on    the    shoulder ;     Seppi, 

his    hand+boy,    follows    him. 

Ruodi 

make   hastily,   Jenni.      draw   the    boat   in. 
the       grey       dale+lord       comes,      dull      growl 

the   old+snow+crusts, 
the    Mythenstein    draws    his    cap    on, 
and  coldly  hither  blows  it  out+of  the  weather+hole ; 

(A    change    comes   over    the    landscape.       A    rumbling, 

crashing      noise      is      heard      among      the      mountains. 

Shadows    of    clouds    sweep    across    the    scene.) 

Ruodi,     the     fisherman,     comes     out     of     his    cottage. 

Werni,      the      hunter,      descends      from      the       rocks. 

Kuoni,    the    herdsman,    enters    with   a   milkpail   on    his 

shoulders    followed    by    Seppi,    his    assistant. 

Ruodi 

Bestir   thee,   Jenni,   haul   the   boat  on   shore. 
The     grizzly     Vale-King     comes,    the    glaciers 

moan, 

The  lofty  Mythenstein  draws  on   his  hood, 
And  from  the  stormcleft  chilly  blows  the  wind; 


18  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


'§tuRm,     19    'main,     viRt     'da:     zain,     'e: 
vin    s  'derjkan. 

'kuoni: 

s  komt  xRe:jan,  'fe:Rman.      mama   '$a:fa  'fnesan 
mit      ba'gi:Rda       'gRa:s,       unt      'veQtaR      '§ORt 
di   'e:Rda. 

'venni: 

di    'fi^a    '^pRiqan,    unt    das    'vas8Rhu:n 
"tauxt  'untaR.       am    ga'vitaR    ist    im   'antsutx. 

'kuoni:    (tsum    I)u:b8n) 

'lu:x,        'zepi:,        op        das        'fi:        ZIQ        ni9t 
feR'laufan. 

Der     Sturm,     ich     mein',     wird     da     sein,    eh 
wir's  denken. 

Kuoni 

's  kommt  Regen,  Fahrmann.    Meine  Schafe  fressen 
Mit      Begierde      Gras,      und     Wachter      scharrt 
die   Erde. 

Werni 

Die  Fische  springen,  und  das  Wasserhuhn 
Taucht   unter.       Ein    Gewitter    ist   im    Anzug. 

Kuoni   (zura   Buben) 

Lug,      Seppi,      ob       das      Vieh       sich       nicht 
verlaufen. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  19 

the      storm,      I      think,     will      here      be,     ere 
we   it   think. 

Kuoni 

it  is+coming  rain,  ferryman,     my  sheep  are-f-eating 
with     greed     grass,     and     Watch      is+scratching 
the   earth. 

Werni 

the    fishes    are+leaping,    and   the   water-hen 
dives  under,    a  thunderstorm  is  in+the  on+coming. 

Kuoni    (to+the    lad) 

look,  Seppi,  whether  the  cattle   themselves  not 
strayed+(have). 

The      storm      will      come,      before      we      are 
prepared. 

Kuoni 

It's  going  to  rain ;    my   sheep   browse  eagerly, 
And       Watcher       there        is        scraping        up 
the    earth. 

Werni 

The   fish    are   leaping,   and   the   water-hen 
Dives  up   and  down.      A   storm   is  coming  on. 

Kuoni    (to  his  boy) 

Look,      Seppi,      if      the       cattle       have       not 
strayed. 


20  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'zepti 

di    'bRauna    'li:zal    'ken    19    am    ga'loit. 

'kuoni: 
zo  'fe:lt  uns  'kama  'me:R,  'di:  'ge:t  am  'vaitstan. 

'nuodi: 
IK  'ha:pt  am  '$0:n  ga'loita,  'maistan  'hint. 


unt      ^mukas      'fi:    —    ist      s      OIBR      'aijnas, 
lantsman  ? 

'kuoni: 

bin  "nit  so  'ROIQ  —  s  ist  mamas  'gnetdjan  'henn, 
das  'atiqhoizaRS,    'unt   'mi:R   'tsu:gatse:lt. 

Seppi 
Die  braune  Lisel  kenn'  ich  am  Gelaut. 

Kuoni 
So  fehlt  uns  keine  mehr,  die  geht  am  weitsten. 

Ruodi 
Ihr   habt  ein   schon   Gelaute,  Meister  Hirt. 

Werni 

Und     schmuckes    Vieh   —   Ist's    Euer    eignes, 
Landsmann? 

Kuoni 

Bin  nit  so  reich  —  's  ist  meines  gnad'gen  Herrn, 
Des  Attinghiiusers,  und  mir  zugeziihlt. 


1:1  Wilhelra    Tell  21 

Seppi 
the    brown   Lizzie   know   I    by+the   chime. 

Kuoni 
so  lacks  us  none  more,  she  goes  at+the  farthest. 

Ruodi 
you   have   a   fine   chime,   master   herdsman. 

Werni 

and       fine       cattle    —    is       it       your       own, 
countryman  ? 

.  Kuoni 

am    not    so    rich  —  it    is    my    gracious    lord's, 
the   Attinghauser's,   and   to+me   entrusted. 

Seppi 
There  comes  brown  Liesel,  I  can  hear  her  bells. 

Kuoni 
Then  all  are   safe ;   she  always  ranges  farthest. 

Ruodi 
You've  a  fine  set  of  bells  there,  master  herdsman. 

Werni 

And      likely      cattle,      too.       Are     they     your 
own? 

Kuoni 
\, 
I'm    not   so    rich.      They    are    the    noble    lord's 

Of   Attinghaus,   and   trusted   to   my   care. 


22  'vilhehn    'tel  1:1 

'nuodi: 

vi     '$0:n      daR     'ku:      das      'bant      tsu      'halza 
'$te:t. 

'kuoni: 

das   'vais    si    'aux,    das   'si:    dan    'Raian    'fy:Rt, 
unt,       'ne:m       19      i:R       s,       zi      'h0:Rta      'auf 
tsu  'fResan. 

'nuodii 
IR  'zait   niQt  "klurx,   am    "unfeRnyni^as    'fi:  — 

'venni: 

ist  'bait  ga'za:xt.     das  'ti:R  hat  'aux  feR'nunft, 
das    'visan    'vi:R,    di    V!R    di    'gemzan    'ja:gan. 

Ruodi 

Wie     schon     der    Kuh     das    Band     zu    Halse 
steht. 

Kuoni 

Das  weiss  sie  auch,  dass  sie  den  Reihen  fiihrt, 
Und,      nahm'      ich      ihr's,      sie       horte      auf 
zu    fressen. 

Ruodi 
Ihr  seid  nicht  klug,  ein  unvernunft'ges  Vieh — 

Werni 

Ist  bald  gesagt.     Das  Tier  hat  auch  Vernunft, 
Das    wissen    wir,   die    wir    die    Gemsen    jagen. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  23 

Ruodi 

how    finely    to+the    cow    the    ribbon    to    neck 
becomes. 

Kuoni 

that   knows   she   also,  that   she   the   file   leads, 
and,  should+take  I  from+her  it,  she  would+give  up 
to  eat. 

Ruodi 
you   are    not    wise,    an    unreasoning    animal  — 

Werni 

is    soon    said.        the    animal    has    also    reason, 
that    know    we,    who    we    the    chamois    hunt. 

Ruodi 

How     gracefully      the     cow     does     bear     her 
ribbon ! 

Kuoni 

Ay,  well   she  knows  she's  leader  of  the   herd, 
And,      take      it      from       her,       she'd      refuse 
to   feed. 

Ruodi 
You're  joking  now.    A  beast  devoid  of  reason  — 

Werni 

That's  easy  said.  "'But  beasts  have  reason,  too,  — 
And  that  we  know,  we  men  that  hunt  the  chamois. 


24  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'di:    '^telan    'klu:x,  vo  zi     tsuR    'vaida    'ge:n, 

na    'fo:Rhu:t     'aus,  'di:  '§pitst     das    'O:R     unt 

'vcmnat 

mit   'helaR   'pfaifa,  ven  daR   'jetjaR    'na:t. 

'nuodil     (tsura    "hiKton) 
'tRaipt  xi:R   jetst  'haim? 

'kuoni: 

di  xalp    ist  'apgavaidat. 
'venni: 
glyk'se:lja  'haimketR,  'zen  ! 

'kuoni: 

'di:  'vrnj    19  '019; 

Die    stellen    king,    wo    sie    zur    Weide    gehn, 
'ne    Vorhut     aus,     die     spitzt     das     Ohr     und 

warnet 
Mit  heller   Pfeife,   wenn   der   Jager   naht. 

Ruodi    (zum    Hirten) 
Treibt  Ihr  jetzt  heim? 

Kuoni 

Die  Alp  ist  abgeweidet. 
Werni 
Gliicksel'ge  Heimkehr,  Senn! 

Kuoni 

Die  wiinsch'  ich  Euch; 


1  =  1  Wilhelm    Tell  25 

they  set  wisely,  where  they  to+the  pasture  go, 
a    vanguard   out,  this+one    pricks   the   ear  and 

warns 
with  clear  whistle,  when   the   hunter   nears. 

Ruodi    (to+the    herdsman) 
drive   you   now   home  ? 

Kuoni 

the   alp   is   off+grazed. 
Werni 
blissful   home+return,   herdsman ! 

Kuoni 

that   wish   I   you; 

They  never  turn  to  feed  —  sagacious  creatures! 
Till   they   have   placed   a   sentinel   ahead, 
Who   pricks   his   ears    whenever    we    approach, 
And  gives  alarm  with  clear  and  piercing  pipe. 

Ruodi    (to    the    herdsman) 
Are   you   for   home? 

Kuoni 

The   Alp   is   grazed   quite    bare. 
Werni 


A    safe    return,    my    friend ! 

Kuoni 


The    same    to   you ! 


26  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


fon     'oiR8R     'fa:Rt     'ke:Rt     'sig     s     mgt     'i 
'vi:d9R. 

'nuodii 
doRt  'komt  am  'man   in  'folaR   'hast  ga'laufen. 


ig  'ken   in,  s   ist   daR  'baumgaRt   fon   al'tselan. 
('konRart    ^baumgaEtan,    'a:tomlo:s    he'RainJtYRtsgnt) 

'baumgantdn 
um   'gotas   'vilan,   'ferRman,   oiRan   'ka:n  ! 

'nuodii 
nun,   'nu:n,    vas   'gipt   s    so   ' 


Von    Eurer    Fahrt    kehrt    sich's    nicht    immer 
wieder. 

Ruodi 
Dort  kommt  ein  Mann  in  voller  Hast  gelaufen. 

Werni 

Ich  kenn'  ihn,  's  ist  der  Baumgart  von  Alzellen. 

(Konrad    Baumgarten,    atemlos    hereinsttirzend) 

Baumgarten 
Um  Gottes  willen,  Fahrmann,  Euren  Kahn! 

Ruodi 
Nun,  nun,  was  gibt's  so  eilig? 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  27 

from    your    trip    returns    itself    it    not    always 
back. 

Ruodi 
yonder     comes     a     man     in     full     haste     run. 

Werni 
I   know   him,   it  is  the  Baumgart  of  Alzellen. 

(Konrad  Baumgarten,  breathlessly  here+in+plunging) 

Baumgarten 
for    god's    sake,    ferryman,    your    boat! 

Ruodi 
now,   now,   what   gives   it   so   urgent? 

Men   come   not   always   back   from    tracks   like 
yours. 

Ruodi 
But  who  comes  here,  running  at  topmost  speed? 

Werni 
I   know   the   man;    'tis   Baumgart   of  Alzellen. 

(Konrad    Baumgarten    rushes    in    breathless) 

Baumgarten 
For   God's    sake,    ferryman,   your    boat ! 

V      Ruodi 

How    now  ? 
Why    all    this    haste? 


28  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

i 
'baumganton 

'bmdat+'lo:s ! 
IR  'Retat    miQ    fom    'to:da !      'zetst    mi^  xy:baR ! 

'kuoni: 
'lants'man,    vas   'ha:pt   IR? 


VER    feR'fol^t   019   'den  ? 
'baumgaRtvn    (tsum   'fijan) 
'ailt,      'ailt,      zi      zint      miR      'di^t      5on      an 

dan   'fe.-Rzan ! 

das        xlantfo:xts       'RaitaR        'koman        'hintaR 
mi:R ! 

Baumgarten 

Bindet+los ! 
Ihr  rettet  mich  vom   Tode!      Setzt  mich  iiber! 

Kuoni 
Landsmann,  was  habt  Ihr? 

Werni 

Wer  verfolgt  Euch  denn? 
Baumgarten    (zum    Fischer) 
Eilt,      eilt,      sie     sind     mir     dicht     schon     an 

den  Fersen! 

Des       Landvogts       Reiter       kommen        hinter 
mir! 


1:1  Wilhehn    Tell  29 

Baumgarten 

unbind ! 
you    save    me    f rom+the  death  !     set   me    over ! 

Kuoni 
countryman,    what   have   you? 

Werni 

who    pursues   you    pray? 
Baumgarten    (to+the    fisher) 
hurry,  hurry,  they  are  for+me  close  already  at 

the  heels ! 

the  land+steward's  horsemen  are+coming  behind 
me ! 

Baumgarten 

Cast   off!     My    life's   at    stake! 
Set    me    across ! 

Kuoni 
Why,    what's   the    matter,    friend? 

Werni 
Who  is  pursuing  you?     First  tell  us  that. 

Baumgarten    (to    the    fisherman) 
Quick,    quick,    e'en    now    they're    close    upon 

my    heels ! 

The       Viceroy's v>    horsemen        are        in       hot 
pursuit ! 


30  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

19    bin     am     'man     etas     'to:ts,     ven     'zi:     mi9 


'nuodi: 
va'Rum    feR'foljan   019   di   ' 

'baumgaRtan 
'e:Rst  'Retat   0119,   unt  'dan   '$te:   '19   019   'Re:da. 


venni: 
IK      zait      mit     'blurt      ba'flekt,     vas      hat      s 


'buR9fo:xt,     deR      auf     'ROsbeR9 
'za:s  — 


Ich   bin  ein    Mann    des    Tods,    wenn    sie    mich 
greifen. 

Ruodi 
Warum  verfolgen  Euch  die  Reisigen? 

Baumgarten 
Erst  rettet  mich,  und  dann  steh'  ich  Euch  Rede. 

Werni 

Ihr      seid      mit      Blut      befleckt,      was     hat's 
gegeben? 

Baumgarten 

Des     Kaisers     Burgvogt,     der     auf     Rossberg 
sass  — 


1  =  1  Wilhelm    Tell  31 

I     am     a     man     of+the     death,     if     they     me 
catch. 

Ruodi 
why    are+pursuing   you    the    horsemen  ? 

Baumgarten 
first  save  me,  and  then  stand  I  for+you  speech. 

Werni 

you     are     with    blood     stained,    what     has     it 
given? 

Baumgarten 

the  emperor's  burgh+steward,  who  on  Rossberg 
sat  — 

I'm     a     lost     man,     should     they     lay     hands 
upon    me. 

Ruodi 
Why    are   the   troopers   in   pursuit   of   you? 

Baumgarten 
First  save  my  life,  and  then   I'll   tell   you   all. 

Werni 

There's     blood     upon    your     garments  —  how 
is   this  ? 

Baumgarten 

The      imperial    'Seneschal,      who      dwelt      at 
Rossberg  — 


32  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'kuoni: 

dan         'volfan$i:sen !  'lest         019         'de:R 

feR'foljan  ? 

'baumgantan 
'de:R  '§a:dat  'niQt   'me:R,  ig    ha:p  i:n   eR'$la:gan. 

'old    ('farnan    tsu'Rvk) 
'got  'zai   019  'gnetdig !      'vas   xha:pt    IR    ga'tarn  ? 

'baumganton 

vas  'je:daR   'fRaia   'man   an   'mainam  'plats ! 
main   "gu:tas   'hausRegt   ha:b   19   'ausgay:pt 
am       '^endaR       main9R       xe:R       unt        mamas 
'vaibas. 

Kuoni 

Der      Wolfenschiessen !          Lasst       Euch      der 
verfolgen  ? 

Baumgarten 
Der  schadet  nicht  mehr,  ich  hab'  ihn  erschlagen. 

Alle    (fahren    zurtick) 
Gott  sei  Euch  gnadig!     Was  habt  Ihr  gethan? 

Baumgarten 

Was    jeder    freie    Mann    an    meinem    Platz! 
Mein  gutes  Hausrecht  hab'  ich  ausgeiibt 
Am      Schander      meiner      Ehr'      und      meines 
Weibes. 


1:1  Wilhelra    Tell  33 

Kuoni 

the  Wolfenschiessen !     is+having    you    that+one 
pursue  ? 

Baumgarten 
he      harms     not     more,     I     have     him     slain. 

All    (start    back) 
God  be  to+you  merciful!  what  have  you  done? 

Baumgarten 

what     every     free     man     in     my     place ! 
my   good   house+right   have   I   exercised 
on+the      defiler      of+my      honor      and      of+my 
wife's. 

Kuoni 

How!      What!      The     Wolf  shot?      Is      it      he 
pursues  you  ? 

Baumgarten 
He'll   ne'er   hurt  man  again ;    I've  settled    him. 

All    (starting    back) 
Now,  God  forgive  you,  what  is  this  you've  done! 

Baumgarten 

What  every  free  man  in  my  place    had    done. 
I  have  but  used  mine  own  good  household  right 
'Gainst   him   tha't  wronged  my  honor  and  my 
wife's. 


34  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'kuoni: 
hat      '019       daR      'bimgfotxt       an        daR       'e:R 


'baumgantdn 

das     ER     zain     'b0:s     ga'lrstan    "niQt    fol'bRaxt, 
hat   'got    unt   'mama   'gu:ta   'akst   feR'hy^at. 


venni: 
IK      xha:pt      im      mit      dan     'akst      dan     'kopf 


'kuoni: 

'or,    'last    uns   'ales   xh0:R8n,    IR    ha:pt   'tsait, 
bis    £R     dan    'ka:n    fom    'utfaR    xlo:sgabundan. 

Kuoni 

Hat      Euch      der      Burgvogt      an      der      Ehr' 
geschiidigt? 

Baumgarten 

Dass    er    sein    bos    Geliisten    nicht    vollbracht, 
Hat   Gott    und    meine    gute    Axt    verhiitet. 

Werni 

Ihr     habt     ihm     mit     der     Axt      den      Kopf 
zerspalten? 

Kuoni 

0,    lasst    uns    alles    horen,    Ihr    habt    Zeit, 
Bis     er     den     Kahn     vom     Ufer    losgebunden. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  35 

Kuoni 

has     you     the     burgh+steward     in     the     honor 
injured  ? 

Baumgarten 

that  he  his  base  desire  not  full+brought+(has), 
has    God    and    my    good    ax    prevented. 

Werni 

you    have    for+him    with     the     ax    the     head 
apart+split  ? 

Kuoni 

o,   let   us   everything   hear,   you   have   time, 
till  he  the  boat  from+the  bank  unbound+(has). 

Kuoni 

And     has     he     wrong'd    you    in    your    honor, 
then? 

Baumgarten 

That   he   did   not   fulfil   his   foul   desire, 
Is   due    to   God   and   to   my   trusty   ax. 

Werni 

You've   cleft   his   skull   then,    have    you,    with 
your   ax? 

Kuoni 

0,   tell   us    all!-.   You've    time   enough,    before 
The  boat  can  be  unfastened  from  its  moorings. 


36  Vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


19    hate   'holts    ga'felt   im   'valt,    da:   'komt 
main   'vaip   ga'laufan    in    daR  'anst  das  'to:das. 
»daR  'buR9fo:xt  'li:9  in   mainam  'haus,  ER  ha:p 
IR   'anbaforlan,    i:m    am    'ba:t   tsu   xRYstan. 
dRauf       ha:b       8R       'ungabytRliQas       fan       IR 
feR'lant,  zi   rzai   ent'JpRuijan,  'mig   tsu  Xzu:x8n.« 
da:    xli:f   19   xfRi$    hin'tsu:,    zo    'vi:    19    'va:R, 
unt     mit      daR      'akst     ha:p     19      im     s     'ba:t 


IR     "ta:tat    'vo:!,    'kam    'men^     kan     019    dRum 
'jeltan. 

Baumgarten 

Ich  hatte  Holz  gefallt  im  Wald,  da  kommt 
Mein   Weib   gelaufen   in   der  Angst  des  Todes. 
,,Der  Burgvogt  lieg'  in   meinem  Haus,  er  hab' 
Ihr  anbefohlen,   ihm   ein   Bad   zu   riisten. 
Drauf      hab'      er      Ungebiihrliches      von      ihr 
Verlangt,  sie  sei  entsprungen,  mich  zu  suchen." 
Da  lief  ich  frisch  hinzu,  so  wie  ich  war, 
Und     mit     der     Axt     hab'     ich     ihm     's     Bad 
gesegnet. 

Werni 

Ihr  thatet  wohl,  kein  Mensch  kann   Euch  drum 
schelten. 


1:1  Wilhelra    Tell  37 

Baumgarten 

I  had  wood  felled  in+the  forest,  there  comes 
my    wife    run    in    the    anxiety    of+the    death. 
»the   burgh+steward  lies  in  my   house,  he   has 
to+her  ordered,  for+him  a  bath  to  prepare, 
thereupon   has   he   something+improper   of   her 
demanded,    she    is   away+sprung,    me    to    seek.« 
there  ran  I  briskly  thither+to,  so  as  I  was, 
and    with    the    ax    have    I    for+him    the    bath 

blessed. 

Werni 

you    did     well,    no     man     can     you     there+for 
blame. 

Baumgarten 

When    I    was   in    the    forest   felling    timber, 
My    wife    came    running    out    in    mortal    fear. 
"The  Seneschal,"  she   said,  "was  in  my  house, 
Had   order'd   her   to    get   a   bath    prepared, 
And   thereupon    had    ta'en    unseemly  freedoms, 
From  which  she  rid  herself,  and  flew  to  me." 
Arm'd   as   I    was,    I    sought    him,    and    my    ax 
Has      given      his      bath      a      bloody      benedic- 
tion. 

Werni 

^L 

And   you    did    well ;    no    man    can    blame    the 
deed. 


38  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'kuoni: 

deR   'vyrtaRi^  !     'deR   "hat   nun    zainan   'lo:n  ! 
hat       s       'lag       feR'dimt       urns       'folk        fon 


'baumgantdn 

di  'ta:t  vcmt  'Ruxba:R  ;  'mi:R  viRt  'na:xgazetst  — 
m'de:m     VIR     '5pRe9an  —  'got   —    feR'Rint     di 
'tsait  — 

(as    'feqt+'an    tsu    'donaiin) 

'kuoni: 

'fRi$,       'feiRman     —    '$af        den       'bi:daRman 
hi'ny:b8R  ! 

Kuoni 

Der  Wuterich!     Der  hat  nun  seinen  Lohn! 
Hat's       lang       verdient       urns       Volk       von 
Unterwalden. 

Baumgarten 

Die  That  ward  ruchbar;  mir  wird  nachgesetzt  — 
Indem    wir    sprechen  —  Gott  —  verrinnt  die 
Zeit- 

(Es    fangt+an    zu    donnern) 

Kuoni 

Frisch,   Fahrmann    —    schaff  den   Biedermann 
hiniiber! 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  39 

Kuoni 

the    wretch !      he    has    now    his    reward ! 
has  it  long  earned  at+the+hands+of+the  people  of 
Unterwalden. 

Baumgarten 

the   deed   became    known ;    me    is    after-f set  — 
while     we     speak  —  God  —  away+runs     the 
time  — 

(it    begins    to    thunder) 

Kuoni 

brisk,       ferryman  —  carry       the       good+man 
thither+over ! 

Kuoni 

The   tyrant !     Now  he  has  his  just  reward ! 
We      men      of     Unterwald      have      owed      it 
long. 

Baumgarten 

The  deed  got  wind,  and  now  they're  in  pursuit. 
Heavens !   whilst  we  speak,  the  time  is  flying 
fast. 

(It    begins    to    thunder) 

^  .      Kuoni 

Quick,     ferryman,     and     set     the      good      man 
over. 


40  Vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'nuodi: 

'ge:t   'nigt.      am   '$ve:Ras   'ungaviteR   ist 
im   'antsu:x.      IK   mYst   ' 


'baumgaRton 

'hailjaR   'got  ! 

19      'kan       nigt      'vaRtan.        'jerdaR      'auf^iup 
Xt0:tat  — 

'kuoni:    (tsum    'fi^R) 
gRaif  'an    mit  'got!     dem   'ner^stan    'mus    man 

'helfen, 
8S   'kan    uns   'alan   'glai^as   ja    bo'ge:jnan. 

('bBauzan    unt    ' 


Ruodi 

Geht  nicht.     Ein  schweres  Ungewitter  ist 
Im  Anzug.     Ihr  niiisst  warten. 

Baumgarten 

Heil'ger  Gott! 

Ich     kann     nicht     warten.        Jeder     Aufschub 
totet  — 

Kuoni    (zum    Fischer) 
Greif  an  mit  Gott!     Dem  Nachsten  muss  man 

helfen, 
Es  kann  uns  alien  Gleiches  ja  begegnen. 

(Brausen    und    Donnern) 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  41 

Ruodi 

goes       not.          a       heavy       storm       is 
in+the  on+draw.      you  must  wait. 

Baumgarten 

holy    God! 

I         can         not         wait.  every         delay 

kills  — 

Kuoni    (to+the    fisher) 
grip     on     with     God !      the     next    must     one 

help, 
it   can   us   all   the+like   you+know   meet. 

(roaring    and    thundering) 

Ruodi 

Impossible !    a    storm    is   close    at    hand, 
Wait   till   it   pass!     You   must. 

Baumgarten 

Almighty    heavens ! 

I       cannot       wait;         the       least       delay       is 
death. 

Kuoni    (to    the    fisherman) 
Push   out  —  God   with   you !     We    should    help 

our   neighbors ; 
The   like    misfortune    may    betide    us   all. 

(Thunder   and  the  roaring  of  the  wind) 


42  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'nuodi: 
daR   'f0:n    ist    'lo:s,    IK    'ze:t,    vi   'ho:x    daR   'ze: 

ge:t; 
19  'kan  nigt  'JtoiaRn  'ge:jan  'JtuRm  unt  'velan. 

'baumgaRtdn    (om'fast    sama    'knira) 
zo      'helf      019      'got,       vi      'i:R       019      'main 


venni: 
as  'ge:t  urns  'le:ban.     zai  baRm/heRtsi9,  'fe:Rman. 

'kuoni: 

's  ist  'am  'haus'fa:t8R  unt  hat  'vaip  unt  ' 
(vidaR'horlta    ' 


Ruodi 
Der  Fohn  ist  los,  Ihr  seht,  wie  hoch  der  See 

geht; 
Ich  kann  nicht  steuern  gegen  Sturm  undWellen. 

Baumgarten    (umfasst   seine    Kniee) 
So    helf    Euch     Gott,     wie    Ihr    Euch    mein 
erbarmet  — 

Werni 
Es  geht  urns  Leben.    Sei  barmherzig,  Fahrmann. 

Kuoni 

's  ist  ein  Hausvater  und  hat  Weib  und  Kinder! 
(Wiederholte    Donnerschlage) 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  43 

Euodi 
the  Fohn  is  loose,  you  see,  how  high  the  lake 

goes; 
I    can    not    steer    against    storm    and    waves. 

Baumgarten    (embraces    his    knees) 
so     help    you    God,     as    you    yourself    of+me 
take+pity  — 

Werni 
it   goes    for+the    life,      be    merciful,   ferryman. 

Kuoni 

it  is  a  house+father  and  has  wife  and  children! 
(  repeated    thunder+claps ) 

Ruodi 
The   South-wind's    up !     See    how    the    lake    is 

rising ! 
I   cannot   steer   against   both  storm  and  wave. 

Baumgarten    (clasping    him    by    the    knees) 
God        so        help        you,        as        now        you 
pity    me ! 

Werni 
His  life's  at  stake.     Have  pity  on  him,  man ! 

Kuoni 

He    is   a   father:''  has   a   wife   and   children. 
(Repeated  peals  of  thunder) 


44  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'Ruodi: 

'vas?    '19    ha:p   'aux  am   'le:ban   tsu   fER'li:Ran, 
ha:p     'vaip     unt     'kmt     da'haim,     vi     'C:R   — 

ze:t   'bin, 

vi    s    'bRandat,    vi    as   'vo:xt    unt    'vmbal    'tsi:t 
unt   'ala   "vasaR   'aufRj:Rt   in    daR   xti:fa. 
— 19    'volta    xgeRn    dan     'bitdaRman     eR'Retan ; 
dox    as    ist    xRain    un'mo^l^,    I:R    ze:t    'zelpst. 

'baumgantdn    ('nox    auf    dan    'knitsn) 
zo  'mus   19   'falan   in    das   'famdas   xhant, 
das   xna:a   'RetunsutfaR    im    ga'zi9ta ! 

—  doRt  xli:9t   s!     19  'kan    s   eR'Rai9an  mit  dan 

'augan, 

Ruodi 

Was?     Ich   hab'   auch   ein  Leben   zu   verlieren, 
Hab'    Weib    und     Kind     daheim,     wie    er    — 

Seht   bin, 

Wie's   brandet,  wie   es   wogt  und  Wirbel   zieht 
Und  alle  Wasser  aufriihrt  in  der  Tiefe. 

—  Ich   wollte   gern   den   Biedermann   erretten; 
Doch    es   ist    rein    unmoglich,    ihr    seht    selbst. 

Baumgarten  (noch  auf  den  Knieen) 
So  muss  ich  fallen  in  des  Feindes  Hand, 
Das  nahe  Rettungsufer  im  Gesicbte! 

—  Dort  liegt's!     Ich  kann's  erreichen  mit  den 

Augen, 


1  =  1  Wilhelm    Tell  45 

Ruodi 

what?  I  have  also  a  life  to  lose, 
have  wife  and  child  at+home,  as  he  — 

look   thither, 

how  it  breaks,  how  it  surges  and  eddies  forms 
and   all   waters   up+stirs   in   the    depth. 
—  I     would     gladly     the     good+man     rescue ; 
yet  it  is  purely  impossible,  you  see  yourselves. 

Baumgarten    (still    on    the    knees) 
then    must   I   fall   in    the   enemy's   hand, 
the   near   saving+shore   in+the    sight ! 
there     lies     it!      I     can     it     reach     with     the 
eyes, 

Ruodi 

What !  and  have  I  not,  then,  a  life  to  lose, 
A  wife  and  child  at  home  as  well 

as    he? 

See,  how  the  breakers  foam,  and  toss,  and  whirl, 
And  the  lake  eddies  up  from  all  its  depths ! 
Right  gladly  would  I  save  the  worthy  man ; 
But  'tis  impossible,  as  you  must  see. 

Baumgarten    (still    kneeling) 
Then    must   I    fall   into   the   tyrant's   hands, 
And    with   the    port   of   safety    close    in    sight! 
Yonder      it      lies !         My      eyes      can      meas- 
ure   it, 


46  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


hi'ny:b8RdRinan        'kan       dan       'Jtima       '$al, 
'da:     'ist     daR      'kam,      deR      miQ      hi'ny:baR- 

'tRy:ja, 
unt  'mus  'hi:R  'li.'jan,  'hilflo:s,  unt  feRxtsa:g9n  ! 

'kuoni: 
'ze:t,   've:R    da:   'komt  ! 


as   ist   daR   "tel   aus   ' 
('tel    mit    das    'aRrabRUst) 

'tel 

"ve:R     'ist     deR     'man,     deR     'hi:R     um     ' 
'fle:t? 


Hiniiberdringen  kann  der     Stimme     Schall, 

Da      ist      der  Kahn,  der      mich      hiniiber- 

truge, 

Und   muss    hier  liegen,  hilflos,   und   verzagen! 

Kuoni 
Seht,  wer  da  kommt! 

Werni 

Es  ist  der  Tell  aus  Biirglen. 
(Tell    mit    der    Armbrust) 

Tell 

Wer     ist     der     Mann,     der     hier     um     Hilfe 
fleht? 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  47 

thither+over+penetrate    can    the  voice's   sound, 

there    is    the    boat,     that     me  thither+over+ 

would+carry, 

and     must     here     lie,    helpless,  and    despair ! 

Kuoni 
see,    who    there    comes ! 

Werni 

it   is   the   Tell   from    Biirglen. 
(Tell  with  the   crossbow) 

Tell 

who     is     the      man,      who      here      for      help 
pleads  ? 

My   very   voice   can   echo   to   its   shores. 
There        is        the        boat        to        carry        me 

across, 
Yet   must   I   lie    here   helpless   and    forlorn. 

Kuoni 

Look !     who   comes   here  ? 

Werni 

'Tis   Tell,    brave   Tell,    of   Burglen. 
(Enter  Tell  with   a  crossbow) 

Tell 

Who      is      the      man      that      here      beseeches 
aid? 


48  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'kuoni: 

's  ist  'am  al'tselaR  'man ;   ER  "hat  sain   'e:R 
feR'taidigt      unt      dan      'volfan§i:s      eR'§la:gan, 
das     'k0:ni9s     'buRgfo:xt,     deR      auf      'ROsbeRQ 

'za:s  — 
das       'lantfo:xts       'RaitaR        zint        im        'auf 

dan   'fe:Rzan. 

ER      xfle:t      dan      '§ifaR      um      di      "y:baRfa:Rt ; 
deR   'frR^t   SIQ   foR    dam    ^tuRm    unt   'vil    niQt 

'fa:  Ran. 

'Ruodi: 

'da:  'ist  daR  'tel,  'G:R  'fy:Rt  das  'Ru:daR  'aux, 
'deR  'zol  miR  s  'tsoijan,  op  di  'fa:Rt  tsu  'va:gan. 

Kuoni 

's  ist  ein  Alzeller  Mann;  er  hat  sein'  Ehr 
Verteidigt    und   den  Wolfenschiess    erschlagen, 
Des     Konigs     Burgvogt,     der     auf     Rossberg 

sass   ^^~ 
Des       Landvogts       Reiter       sind       ihm       auf 

den    Fersen. 

Er     fleht     den     Schiffer     um     die     Uberfahrt; 
Der  fiircht  sich  vor  dem  Sturm  und  will  nicht 

fahren. 

Ruodi 

Da   ist   der   Tell,    er  fiihrt   das  Ruder  auch, 
Der  soil  mir's  zeugen,  ob  die  Fahrt  zu  wagen. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  49 

Kuoni 

it   is   an   Alzellen   man ;    he   has   his   honor 
defended       and        the       Wolfenschiess       slain, 
the    king's    burgh+steward,    who    on    Rossberg 

sat  — 
the   land+ste ward's    horsemen    are    for+him    on 

the   heels. 

he  beseeches  the  boatman  for  the  over+passage ; 
he  fears  himself  before  the  storm  and  will  not 

row. 

Ruodi 

there  is  the  Tell,  he  manages  the  oar  too, 
he  shall  for+me  it  witness,  if  the  trip  to  dare+(is). 

Kuoni 

He's  from  Alzellen,  and  to  guard  his  honor 
From  touch  of  foulest  shame,  has  slain  theWolfshot, 
The      Imperial      Seneschal,     who      dwelt      at 

Rossberg. 
The      Viceroy's       troopers       are       upon       his 

heels ; 

He  begs  the   boatman  here  to  take  him  over, 
But       he,        in        terror        of       the        storm, 

refuses. 

Ruodi 

Well,  there   is   Tell   can   row    as   well   as   I, 
He'll   be   my   judge,   if   it   be   possible. 


50  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'tel 

vo       s       'no:t       tu:t,       'fe:Rman,       'lest       SIQ 
'alas    'va:gan. 

("heftija      'donaRjlerja,      dan      'ze:      'Raujt 
'auf) 

'Ruodi: 

19  'zol   11119   in   dan  'helanRaxan   '§tYRtsan? 
das  'te:ta  'kainan,   den   bai   'zinon   ist. 

'tel 
dan     'bnarfa     'man     'denkt     'an     ZIQ     'zelpst 

tsu'letst, 
feR'tRau    auf    'got    unt    'Reta    den    ba'dRentan. 

Tell 

Wo's       not      thut,      Fahrmann,      lasst       sich 
alles     wagen. 

(Heftige     Donnerschlage,    der     See     rauscht 
auf) 

Ruodi 

Ich  soil  mich  in  den  Hollenrachen  stiirzen? 
Das  thate  keiner,  der  bei  Sinnen  ist. 

Tell 
Der     brave     Mann     denkt     an      sich      selbst 

zuletzt, 
Vertrau'  auf   Gott  und  rette  den  Bedrangten. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  51 

Tell 

where     it     need     does,    ferryman,     lets     itself 
everything   dare. 

(vehement    thunder+claps,    the    lake    dashes 
up) 

Ruodi 

I     shall     me     in     the     hell+jaws     plunge  ? 
that  would+do  no+one,  who  by  senses  is. 

Tell 
the       good       man       thinks       on      him       self 

last, 
trust     in     God     and     save     the     hard+pressed. 

Tell 

In        time        of        need        a        man        must 
venture     all. 

(Violent    peals    of    thunder  —  the    lake    becomes    more 
tempestuous) 

Ruodi 

Am   I   to   plunge   into   the   jaws  of  hell? 
I   should   be   mad   to    dare    the    desperate    act. 

Tell 
The     good     man     thinks     upon     himself    the 

last, 
Put  trust  in  God,  and  help  him  in  his  need ! 


52  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'nuodi: 

fom    'zigaRn   'poRt  'lest  '819  s  ga'meQliQ  'Rattan. 
'da:  'ist  daR  'ka:n  unt  'doRt  daR  'ze:!    feR'zu:xt  s! 


'ze:      'kan      'ZIQ,      daR      'lantforxt      'nigt 
eR'baRman. 
feR'zurx    as,   'ferRman  ! 

unt  je:jdR 


'Ruodi: 

unt   xve:R    s    main    xbRii:daR    unt    main    'laipliQ 
xkmt, 

Ruodi 

Vom  sichern  Port  liisst  sich's  gemachlich  raten. 
Da  1st  der  Kahn  und  dort  der  See!    Versucht's! 

Tell 
Der     See     kann     sich,     der     Landvogt     nicht 

erbarmen. 
Versuch'  es,  Fahrmann  ! 

Hirten   und   Jager 
Rett'  ihn!     Rett'  ihn!     Rett'  ihn! 

Ruodi 

Und    war's     mein    Bruder    und    mein    leiblich 
Kind, 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  53 

Ruodi 

f rom+the  safe  port  lets  itself  it  comfortably  advise, 
there  is  the   boat  and  there  the  lake!    try  it! 

Tell 
the     lake     can     itself,    the     land+steward     not 

commiserate, 
try   it,    ferryman ! 

herdsmen   and   hunter 

save   him !    save   him !    save    him ! 

Ruodi 

and     were     it     my     brother     and     my     bodily 
child, 

Ruodi 

Safe   in    the    port,    'tis   easy   to   advise. 
There  is  the  boat,  and  there  the  lake !    Try  you ! 

Tell 
The    lake     may    pity,    but    the    Viceroy     will 

not. 
Come,    venture,   man ! 

Herdsmen   and   Hunter 
0    save    him !    save  him !     save    him ! 

Ruodi 

Though    'twere  'my     brother,    or    my    darling 
child, 


54  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


as   'kan    'niQt    'zain;     s   ist  'hoit  -'zit'mons  unt 

'ju:de:, 
da:  xRa:st  daR  'ze:  unt  'vil  zain  'opfaR  'ha:ban. 

'tel 

mit   'aitlaR   'Re:da   'viRt   hi:R   'ni9ts   ga'Jaft; 
di        'Jtunda        xdRint,        dam        'man        mus 

'hilfa  've:Rdan. 
7JpRi9,   "fe:Rman,   'vilst   du   xfa:Ran? 

'nuodi: 

'nain,    ni9t   '19  ! 
'tel 
in   'gotas   xna:man   xden  !     gip   'he:R   dan   'ka:n  ! 

Es   kann   nicht   sein;    's   ist   heut'   Simons  und 

Juda, 
Da   rast   der   See   und   will   sein    Opfer    haben. 

Tell 

Mit  eitler  Rede  wird  hier  nichts  geschafft; 
Die       Stunde       dringt,       dem       Mann       muss 

Hilfe   werden. 
Sprich,   Fahrmann,    willst   du    fahren? 

Ruodi 

Nein,    nicht    ich! 
Tell 
In    Gottes   Namen  denn!     Gib   her  den   Kahn! 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  55 

it    can    not    be ;     it    is    to-day    Simon's    and 

Jude's, 
then  rages  the  lake  and  will  its  victim    have. 

Tell 

with   idle    speech   is   here   nothing   done ; 
the       hour       presses,       for+the       man       must 

help    arise, 
speak,   ferryman,    will   you   row? 

Euodi 

no,    not   I ! 
Tell 
in   God's   name    then !    give    hither    the    boat ! 

I      would      not      go.        It      is      St.      Simon's 

day, 
The   lake    is   up,    and   calling   for   its  victim. 

Tell 

Naught's   to    be   done   with   idle    talking    here. 
Time      presses      on   —   the      man      must      be 

assisted. 
Say,   boatman,    will   you    venture? 

Ruodi 

No;    not   /.' 
Tell 
In  God's  name,  then,  give  me  the  boat !    I  will, 


56  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

19  'vil  s  mit  'mainaR  '§vaxan  'kRaft  feR'zu:xan. 

'kuoni: 
'ha:,   'vakR8R   'tel  ! 

Vjnmi; 

das   'glaigt   dam   'vaitgazelan  ! 


main   'RetaR   'zait   IR    unt    main   'enal,   'tel  ! 

'tel 

vo:l    aus     das    xfo:xts     ga'valt     eR'Ret     19    '019  ! 
aus      '^tuRmas      "n0:tan      'mus      am      'andRaR 

'helfan. 
dox   'besaR   ist   s,    IR   xfalt   in   'gotas   xhant, 

Ich  will's  mit  meiner  schwachen  Kraft  versuchen. 

Kuoni 
Ha,    wackrer   Tell! 

Werni 
Das   gleicht   dem   Weidgesellen! 

Baumgarten 
Mein    Retter    seid    Ihr   und    mein   Engel,    Tell! 

Tell 

Wohl   aus  des  Vogts  Gewalt  errett'   ich  Euch! 
Aus       Sturmes       Noten       muss      ein       andrer 

helfen. 
Doch  besser  ist's,  Ihr  fallt  in  Gottes  Hand, 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  57 

I     will     it      with      my      weak      power      try. 

Kuoni 
ha,   brave   Tell! 

Werni 
that   is+like    the    huntsman ! 

Baumgarten 
my    savior   are    you   and   my    angel,    Tell ! 

Tell 

indeed  out+of  the  steward's  power  save  I  you! 
out+of     storm's     distresses     must      an      other 

help, 
yet    better   is   it,   you    fall    in    God's    hand, 

With  my  poor  strength,  see  what  is  to  be  done ! 

Kuoni 
Ha,    noble   Tell! 

Werni 
That's   like   a   gallant  huntsman ! 

Baumgarten 
You   are   my   angel,   my  preserver,   Tell. 

Tell 

I  may  preserve  you  from  the  Viceroy's  power, 
But     from     the     tempest's      rage      an      other 

must 
Yet   better  fall   into   the   hands   of   God, 


58  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

als      in      deR      'men§an  !        (tsu      dam     'hiRtan) 

'lantsman,   'tR0:stat   I:R 
main       'vaip,       ven       mi:R       vas      'menjh^as 

ba'getjnat, 
19    'ha:p    ga'ta:n,    vas    19    ni9t    'lasan    'konta. 

(ER    'JpRint    in    dan    'katn) 

'kuoni:    (tsum   'fiJaR) 

IR     zait     am     'maistaR     ^toiaRman.       vas    819 
xtel      ga'tRaut,      das      'kontat     '!:R 


'nuodi: 
vo:l  'besRa  'menaR  'tu:n  s  dam  'tel  nit  xna:x, 


Als     in     der     Menschen  !        (Zu     dem     Hirten) 

Landsmann,   trostet  Ihr 
Mein     Weib,     wenn     mir     was     Menschliches 

begegnet, 
Ich  hab'   gethan,  was  ich  nicht  lassen  konnte. 

(Er  springt  in  den   Kahn) 

Kuoni    (zum  Fischer) 

Ihr   seid   ein   Meister   Steuermann.      Was    sich 
Der     Tell     getraut,     das     konntet     Ihr     nicht 
wagen? 

Ruodi 
Wohl  bessre  Manner  thun's  dem  Tell  nicht  nach, 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  59 

than      in      the      men's !       (to      the      herdsman) 

countryman,   console   you 
my      wife,      if       to+me       something       mortal 

occurs, 
I     have     done,     what     I     not     leave      could. 

(he    jumps    in    the    boat) 

Kuoni    (to+the    fisher) 

you   are   a   master   steers+man.      what   himself 
the      Tell      trusted,      that      could      you      not 
dare? 

Ruodi 
indeed   better   men  do    it    the    Tell    not   after, 

Than    into    those    of   men.       (To    the    herdsman) 

Herdsman,   do   thou 
Console     my     wife,      should      aught      of      ill 

befall   me, 
I    do    but    what    I    may    not    leave    undone. 

(He    leaps    into    the    boat) 

Kuoni    (to    the    fisherman) 
A   pretty   man   to   be    a   boatman,    truly ! 
What    Tell    could    risk,    you    dared    not    ven- 
ture  on. 

Ruodi 
Far  better  men  won't  do  what  Tell  has  done. 


60  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 


as      'gipt      niQ      'tsvai,  vi      'de:R       ist,      im 
ga'biRJa. 

'veRni:    (ist    auf    dan  'fels    ga'Jtirjan) 

8R    '$t0:st    Jon    'ap.       got  xhelf     din,    'bRarfaR 

'JvimaR  ! 

'zi^   'vi:    das   'Jiflain   'auf  dan   'velan    'Jvankt! 

'kuoni:    (am  'u:faR) 

di     xflu:t     ge:t     xdRy:baR  '¥89  —  19     'ze:     s 


dox,   'halt,   'da:   'ist   as   'vi:daR  ! 
'aR'baitat        zig        daR        'vakRa        'duRQ       di 
'bRandun. 

Es      gibt      nicht      zwei,      wie      der      ist,      im 
Gebirge. 

Werni  (ist  auf  den  Fels  gestiegen) 
Er    stosst   schon   ab.       Gott    helf    dir,    braver 

Schwimmer! 
Sieh,  wie  das  Schifflein  auf  den  Wellen  schwankt! 

Kuoni    (am  Ufer) 
Die     Flut     geht     driiber     weg     —     Ich     seh's 

nicht    mehr. 

Doch,   halt,   da  ist  es   wieder  !     Kraftiglich 
Arbeitet       sich       der       Wackre       durch       die 

Brandling. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  61 

it       gives       not      two,      as      he      is,      in+the 
mountain-range. 

Werni    (has    on    the    rock    climbed) 
he    shoves   already   off.      God  help  thee,    lusty 

swimmer ! 
see,    how   the    little+ship   on   the  waves  rocks! 

Kuoni    (on+the    shore) 
the    flood    goes    there+over    away  —  I    see    it 

no   more. 

though,  wait,  there  is  it  again !     powerfully 
works    himself    the    gallant+one    through    the 

breakers. 

There    does    not    live    his    fellow    'mong    the 
mountains. 

Werni    (who    has    ascended    a    rock) 
He     pushes      off.         God      help      thee,     lusty 

sailor ! 
Look   how   his   bark   is  reeling  on  the  waves ! 

Kuoni    (on    the    shore) 
The    surge    has    swept    clean    over    it.      And 

now 

'Tis   out  of  sight.      Yet  stay,  there  'tis  again ! 
Stoutly       he       stems       the      breakers,      noble 

fellow ! 


62  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'zepit 

das     'lantfo:xts     'RaitaR     'koman     'angaJpRent. 

'kuoni: 

'vais    'got,    zi    'zmt    s  !      das    .'VCUR    'hilf    'in 
'no:t. 

(am    'tRup    'landanbeEJiJoB    ' 


dan       'meRdaR       "ge:pt       LE'ROUS,       den       IR 


'tsvaitvn 
'des    've:Qs    'ka:m    'ER,     um'zonst    feR'he:lt    IR 


Seppi 
Des    Landvogts    Reiter    kommen    angesprengt. 

Kuoni 

Weiss    Gott,    sie    sind's  !      Das    war    Hilf    in 
der   Not. 

(Ein  Trupp  Landenbergischer  Reiter) 

Erster   Reiter 

Den       Morder       gebt       heraus,        den        ihr 
verborgen  ! 

Zweiter 

Des    Wegs    kam     er,    umsonst     verhehlt     ihr 
ihn. 


1  =  1  Wilhelm    Tell  63 

Seppi 
the   land+steward's  troopers   come   on+galloped. 

Kuoni 

knows   God,    they   are    it !      that   was   help    in 
the   need. 

(a    troop    Landenberg    troopers) 

first   trooper 

the     murderer     give     here+out,     whom     you 
hidden+(have) ! 

second 

this     way     came     he,     in+vain     conceal     you 
him. 

Seppi 
Here  come  the  troopers  hard  as  they  can  ride! 

Kuoni 

Heavens !    so   they   do !    Why,   that   was   help, 
indeed. 

(Enter    a    troop    of    horsemen) 

First   Horseman 

Give     up     the     murderer !      You     have     him 
here ! 

Second   Horseman 

This   way    he    came !     'Tis    useless    to    conceal 
him! 


64  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'Tcuoni:    unt   'nuodi: 
ve:n   'mamt   IK,    'RditaR? 

'e'.Rst'dR    'RaitdR     (ent'dekt    dan    'naxan) 

'ha,    vas   'se:    19  !     'toifal  ! 

'venni:    ('o:ban) 

ist     s    'de:R     im    'naxen,     'dern    IK    'zu:xt?   — 

Rait   xtsu:, 
'ven       '!R       'fRi^       'baile^t,       'hoclt       IR       i:n 

nox    xain. 


!     8R   ist   ent'vi^t. 


Kuoni   und    Ruodi 
Wen    meint   ihr,  Reiter? 

Erster  Reiter    (entdeckt  den  Nachen) 

Ha,    was    seh'    ich  !     Teufel  ! 

Werni    (oben) 

Ist's     der     im     Nachen,     den     ihr     sucht?    — 

Reit   zu, 
Wenn      ihr      frisch      beilegt,      holt      ihr     ihn 

noch     ein. 

Zweiter 
Verwiinscht!     Er   ist   entwischt. 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  65 

Kuoni   and   Ruodi 
whom   mean   you,    troopers? 

first    trooper   (discovers    the    boat) 

ha,   what   see   I !     devil ! 

Werni    (above) 

is    it    he    in+the     boat,    whom    you     seek  ?  — 

ride    to, 
if     you      briskly      on+lay,      fetch      you      him 

yet   in. 

second 
accursed !     he    has   escaped ! 

Ruodi   and   Kuoni 
Whom   do   you   mean? 

First    Horseman    (discovering    the    boat) 

The   deuce!     What's   this   I   see? 

Werni    (from    above) 

Is't       he  in        yonder       boat       ye        seek? 

Ride  on, 

If     you  lay     to,     you      may     o'ertake     him 

yet. 

Second   Horseman 
Curse   on   you,   he's   escaped ! 


66  'vilhelm    'tel  1:1 

'e:nst&n    (tsum    'hiRtan    unt    'fiJaR) 

'I:R   'hcupt   im   'foRtgaholfan. 
'i:R      'zolt      uns       'by:san    —    'fait       in       i:R8 

'herRde  ! 

di     'hrta     'Raisat     'am,     'bRent     'unt     ^larxt 
'ni:d9R  !       ('ailan    'foRt) 

'zspi:    ('JtYRtst    'na:x) 


'kuoni:    ('f 

've:   'mtR        mama 

'vennit 
di   'vt 


Erster    (zum  Hirten  und  Fischer) 

Ihr   habt   ihm   fortgeholfen. 
Ihr      sollt      uns      biissen    —    Fallt      in      ihre 

Herde  ! 

Die    Hutte    reisset    ein,     brennt    und     schlagt 
nieder!      (Eilen   fort) 

Seppi    (stttrzt   nach) 

0    meine    Lammer  ! 

Kuoni   (folgt) 

Weh    mir  !     Meine    Herde  ! 

Werni 
Die    Wuteriche  ! 


1:1  Wilhelm    Tell  67 

first    (to+the    herdsman    and    fisher) 

you   have   him   away+helped. 
you     shall      to+us     atone   —    fall      in      their 

herd! 

the       hut       tear       in,       burn       and       strike 
down!      (hurry    off) 

Seppi    (plunges    after) 
o     my     lambs ! 

Kuoni   (follows) 

woe     me !         my      herd ! 

Werni 
the   miscreants ! 

First    Horseman    (to    the   herdsman   and  fisherman) 

You   helped   him   off, 
And    you    shall    pay    for    it.     Fall     on     their 

herd! 
Down    with    the    cottage !     burn    it !     beat    it 

down  !       (They    rush    off) 

Seppi    (hurrying    after    them) 
Oh   my    poor   lambs ! 

Kuoni    (following    him) 

Woe's   me,   alas,   my   herd ! 

Werni 
The   miscreants ! 


68  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'Ruodi:    ('Eint    di    lienda) 


das   'himals  ! 
van    'viRt    daR    'RetaR    'koman   'di:zam    'landa? 

i:nan) 


'tsvaita  'stse:na 

tsu   'Jtaman    in   'Jviits,   aina    'linda    £OE    das  'JtaufaxaBS 
'hauza    an    das    'lant$tRci:sa,    'ne:98t    daE    TjEYka. 

'JtaufaxaR,     'pfaifaE      fon      lu'tsesn     'koman 
im 


'pfaifoji 

ja,   'ja:,    heR   'JtaafaxaR,   'vi:   '19   019   'zarxte, 

Ruodi    (ringt    die    Hande) 

Gerechtigkeit  des   Himmels! 
Wann  wird  der  Better  kommen  diesem  Lande? 
(Folgt    ihnen) 


2.   Szene 

Zu  Steinen  in  Schwyz,  eine  Linde  vor  des  Stauffachers 
Hause    an    der   Landstrasse,    nachst    der   Brtlcke. 

Werner     Stauffacher,     Pfeifer     von     Luzern     kommen 
im    Gesprach. 

Pfeifer 
Ja,   ja,   Herr  Stauffacher,  wie  ich  Euch  sagte, 


1=2  Wilhelm    Tell  69 

Ruodi    (wrings    the    hands) 

justice   of+the   Heaven ! 

when  will   the   deliverer    come    for+this    land? 
(follows    them) 


second   scene 

at  Steinen  in  Schwyz,  a  linden  before  the  Stauffacher's 
house    by    the    country+road,    next    the    bridge. 

Werner      Stauffacher,      Pfeifer      von      Luzern      come 
in+the    conversation. 

Pfeifer 
yes,  yes,  Master  Stauffacher,  as  I  to+you  said, 

Ruodi    (wringing    his    hands) 

Oh   righteous   Heaven !     When 
Will   come   deliverance   to  this  wretched  land? 
(Exeunt   severally) 


Scene   2 

A  linden  tree  in  front  of  Stauffacher's  house  at  Steinen, 
in    Schwyz,    on    the    public    road,    near    a   bridge. 

Werner    Stauffacher    and    Pfeifer,    of    Lucerne,    enter 

talking. 

Pfeifer 
Ay,    ay,    friend    Stauffacher,    as    I    have    said, 


70  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 


'$v0:Rt    'ni9t    tsu    '0:stRai9,    'ven    IE    s    'kent 

feR'maidan. 

haltat  'fest   am  'Rai9    unt   'vakoR,  vi   bis'hetR. 
got  'JiRma  019   bai   oiR8R  'altan  'fRaihait! 

('dRvkt    im    TiERtsl^    di    hant    unt    vil    'ge:n) 

'ftaufax9R 
'blaipt     'dox,      bis     mama     'viRtm    'komt  — 

'i:R  'zait 
'main    'gast    tsu    'Jvitts,    '19    'in    lu'tseRn    deR 

'OIR9. 

'pfaifdR 
fi:l  'dank  !      mus  'hoita  'geRzau   nox   8 


Schwort  nicht   zu   Ostreich,  wenn   Ihr's   konnt 

vermeiden. 

Haltet  fest  am  Reich  und  wacker,  wie  bisher. 
Gott  schirme  Euch  bei  Eurer  alten  Freiheit! 

(Drtickt  ihm  herzlich  die  Hand    und  will  gehen) 

Stauffacher 
Bleibt     doch,     bis    meine     Wirtin     kommt  — 

Ihr   seid 

Mein    Gast    zu    Schwyz,    ich    in    Luzern    der 
Eure. 

Pfeifer 
Viel'  Dank!    Muss  heute  Gersau  noch  erreichen. 


1=2  Wilhelm    Tell  71 

swear     not      to     Austria,     if      you      it      can 

avoid. 

hold  fast  to+the  empire  and  valiantly,  as  hitherto. 
God    protect    you    in    your    old    freedom! 

(presses    him    cordially    the    hand    and    will    go) 

Stauffacher 
stay      pray,      till      my      hostess       comes    — 

you     are 

my     guest     at     Schwyz,    I    in    Lucerne    the 
yours. 

Pfeifer 
many  thanks !     must  to-day  Gersau  still  reach. 

Swear       not       to       Austria,       if      you       can 

help     it. 

Hold    by    the    Empire    stoutly    as    of    yore, 
And  God  preserve  you  in  your  ancient  freedom ! 

(Presses   his   hand   warmly   and   is   about   to   go) 

Stauffacher 
Wait     till     my     mistress     comes.      Now     do ! 

You    are 

My    guest    in    Schwyz  —  as    in    Lucerne    I'm 
yours 

Pfeifer 
Thanks!     I  must  get  to  Gersau  yet  to-day. 


72  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

—  vas     IK     aux     '$ve:Ras     m8c,t     tsu     'laidan 

"ha:ban 

fon   oiR8R   'f0:9ta   'gaits    unt   'y:baRmu:t, 
'tRa:xt    s    'in    ga'dult  !       as    'kan    ZIQ    'endaRn, 


am       'andRaR       'kaizaR       'kan        ans 

ga'larjan. 
'zait     xiR     8Rst     'orstaRais      'zait     X!R     s     auf 


EE       'ge:t      'ap.         'JtaufaxaE      'zetst      819      'kumaRfol 

auf    aina    Hbagk    untaR    daR    'lindo.       'zo:    'fmdat    i:n 

'gcRtRurt,    zaina    'fRau,    di:    zig    'ne:ban     in     'Jtelt     unt 

in    aina    'tsaitlaq    'Jvaijant    ba'tRaxtat. 

—  "Was    Ihr    auch    Schweres    mogt    zu    leiden 

haben 

Von    Eurer   Vogte    Geiz    und   tlbermut, 
Tragt's    in    Geduld  !     Es    kann     sich     andern, 

schnell, 
Ein       andrer       Kaiser       kann        ans        Reich 

gelangen. 
Seid     Ihr     erst     Osterreichs,     seid     Ihr's     auf 

immer. 

Er    geht     ab.       Stauffacher     setzt     sich     kummervoll 

auf     eine     Bank     unter     der    Linde.       So    findet    ihn 

Gertrud,    seine    Frau,    die    sich    neben    ihn    stellt    und 

ihn    eine    Zeitlang    schweigend    betrachtet. 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  73 

—  what     you     also     heavy      may     to      suffer 

have 

of   your   stewards'    avarice   and   arrogance, 
bear    it    in    patience !      it    can    itself    change, 

quickly, 
an      other      emperor       can       to+the       empire 

attain, 
are     you     once     Austria's,     are     you     it     for 

ever. 

he     goes     off.         Stauffacher     seats     himself     troubled 

upon     a     bench     under     the     linden.       so     finds     him 

Gertrud,  his  wife,  who  herself  beside  him  stations  and 

him    a    while+long    silently    regards. 

Whatever  grievances  your  rulers' 

pride 

And   grasping   avarice    may   yet   inflict, 
Bear   them   in    patience  —  soon   a   change  may 

come. 
Another         emp'ror          may          ascend          the 

throne. 
But     Austria's     once,     and    you    are    hers    for 

ever. 

Stauffacher  sits  down  sorrowfully  upon   a  bench  under 

the  linden  tree.       Qertrud,   his  wife,   enters,   and   finds 

him    in    this    posture.       She    places    herself    near    him, 

and  looks  at  him  for  some   time    in   silence. 


74  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'geRtnu:t 

zo      'eRnst,      main      'fRomt?       19      'kena      di§ 

nigt    'me:R, 

Jon    'fi:la    'taiga    'ze:    19    s    'Jvaijant    'an, 
vi     'fmstRaR     'tRy:pzin     dama     'JtiRna     'fuR9t. 
auf  damem  'heRtsan  'dRYkt  am  'Jtil  ga'bRestan, 
feR'tRau    as   'mi:R;     19    bin    dam   'tROias   'vaip, 
unt  'mama  'helfta  'foRdR   19   dames  ' 


IR    di    'hant    unt    "Jvaigt) 

vas  xkan  dam  'heRts  ba'kleman,  'za:x  es  'mitR. 
ga'zeijnat     ist     dam      'flais,     dam     'glykjtant 
'bly:t, 

Gertrud 

So     ernst,     mein    Freund?      Ich    kenne    dich 

nicht   mehr, 

Schon  viele  Tage  sen'  ich's  schweigend  an, 
Wie    finstrer    Triibsinn    deine    Stirne    furcht. 
Auf  deinem  Herzen  driickt  ein  still  Gebresten, 
Vertrau'    es    mir;    ich    bin   dein   treues   Weib, 
Und  meine  Halfte  fordr'  ich  deines  Grams. 

(Stauffacher    reicht    ihr    die    Hand    und    schweigt) 

Was  kann  dein  Herz  beklemmen,   sag'  es  mir. 
Gesegnet     ist     dein     Fleiss,    dein    Gliicksstand 
bluht, 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  75 

Gertrud 

so      earnest,      my      friend?        I      know      you 

no    more, 

already   many   days   look   I   it   silently   at, 
how   dark   melancholy   your   forehead    furrows, 
on      your      heart      presses      a      silent      grief, 
confide   it   to+me;    I    am    your    faithful    wife, 
and    my    half    demand    I    of+your    grief. 

(Stauffacher  extends  to+her  the  hand  and  is+silent) 

what    can    your    heart    oppress,    tell    it    me. 
blest     is      your      industry,     your      prosperity 
flourishes, 

Gertrud 

So     sad,     my    love !       I     scarcely    know     thee 

now. 

For    many    a    day    in    silence    I    have    mark'd 
A   moody   sorrow   furrowing   thy   brow. 
Some    silent    grief   is   weighing   on    thy  heart. 
Trust   it   to   me ;    I   am   thy   faithful   wife, 
And   I   demand   my   half   of   all   thy   cares. 

(Stauffacher    gives    her    his    hand    and    is    silent) 

Tell    me   what    can    oppress    thy  spirits    thus? 
Thy    toil    is    blest  —  the     world     goes     well 
with   thee  — 


76  'vilhelra    'tel  1:2 

'fol       'zmt      di      '§oman,      unt      dan      ' 


daR   'glatan   'pfe:Rda   'vo:lgane:Rta   'tsuxt 
ist     fon     dan     'beRJan     'glrkliQ     'haimgabRaxt 
tsuR     'vintaRurj     in     den     ba'kve:man     '§telan. 
—  'da:     '§te:t      dam      'haus,     'ROIQ,     'vi:      am 

xe:dalzits  ; 

fon    ^tnam    ^tamholts    ist    es   'noi    ga'tsimaRt 
unt     na:x     dam     'RiQtmazs    'oRdantli^     ga'fytgt  ; 
fon   Xfi:l8n   'fenstaRn    'glentst    as   'votnliQ,    'hel  ; 
mit   'buntan    'vapanJilclaRn    ist   s    ba'matlt 
unt    'vaizan   ^pRY^an,    di:    daR   'vandaRsman 
li:st    unt    i:Ran   xzin    ba'vundaRt. 


Voll     sind     die     Scheunen,     und     der     Kinder 

Scharen, 

Der   glatten   Pferde    wohlgenahrte   Zucht 
Ist    von    den    Bergen    gliicklich    heimgebracht 
Zur    Winterung     in     den     bequemen     Stallen. 
—     Da     steht     dein     Haus,     reich,     wie     ein 

Edelsitz  ; 

Von  schonem  Stammholz  ist  es  neu  gezimmert 
Und    nach    dem    Richtmass    ordentlich    gefiigt  ; 
Von  vielen  Fenstern  glanzt  es  wohnlich,   hell; 
Mit   bunten   Wappenschildern   ist's   bemalt 
Und  weisen  Sprtichen,  die  der  Wandersmann 
Verweilend  liest  und  ihren  Sinn  bewundert. 


1:2  Wilhelra    Tell  77 

full      are      the      barns,      and      of+the      cattle 

herds, 

of+the    sleek   horses   well+nourished    breed 
is   from  the   mountains  happily    home+brought 
for+the   wintering    in    the    commodious   stables. 
—  there     stands     your     house,     rich,     like     a 

mansion ; 

of        fine        timber        is        it       newly       built 
and  by  the   gauging+measure   properly  joined ; 
from  many  windows  shines  it  habitably,  brightly; 
with  many+colored  escutcheons  is  it  painted 
and     wise     sayings,     which     the     wanderer 
lingering    reads    and    their    sense    admires. 

Our    barns    are    full   —   our    cattle,    many    a 

score, 

Our  handsome  stock  of  sleek  and  well-fed  steeds 
Brought  from  the  mountain  pastures  safely  home, 
To    winter   in   their   comfortable    stalls. 
There     stands     thy     house   —   no     nobleman's 

more    fair ! 

'Tis  newly  built  with  timber  of  the  best, 
All  grooved  and  fitted  with  the  nicest  skill; 
Its  many  glistening  windows  tell  of  comfort! 
'Tis  quarter'd  o'er  with  scutcheons  of  all  hues, 
And  proverbs  sage,  which  passing  travelers 
Delay  to  read,  and  ponder  o'er  their  meaning. 


78  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'ftaufaxdR 

'vo:l   '§te:t    das    'haus    ga'tsimaRt    unt    ga'fytQt, 
dox,    'ax  —  as    'vankt    dan    'gRtmt,    auf    'de:m 
V!R  'bautan. 


main   'veRnaR,   'zatge,    vi:   feR^tejst   du   'das? 

'ftaufaxdR 
foR   7di:z8R   'linda   'za:s   19   "JYrjst,    vi   xhoit, 


das  '^n  fol'bRaxta 

yrbaR'derjkant, 
da:      'ka:m      da'he:R      fon      'krsnaxt, 


Stauffacher 

Wohl   steht   das  Haus   gezimmert   und   gefiigt, 
Doch,   ach  —   es   wankt  der   Grund,   auf  dem 
wir   bauten. 

Gertrud 
Mein   Werner,   sage,   wie   verstehst  du   das? 

Stauffacher 

Vor  dieser  Linde  sass  ich  jiingst,  wie  heut, 
Das  schon  Vollbrachte  freudig 

iiberdenkend, 
Da      kam      daher      von      Kiissnacht,      seiner 

Burg, 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  79 

Stauffacher 

indeed    stands    the    house    built    and     joined, 
but,    alas  —  it    rocks    the    ground,    on    which 
we   built. 

Gertrud 
my  Werner,  tell,  how  understand  you  that? 

Stauffacher 

before   this   linden   sat   I   lately,   as   to-day, 
the     beautifully     accomplished+thing     joyfully 

considering, 
then      came      along      from      Kussnacht,      his 

castle, 

Stauffacher 

The   house  is  strongly  built,    and   handsomely, 
But,    ah !     the    ground   on  which    we   built   it 
totters. 

Gertrud 
Tell  me,  dear  Werner,  what  you  mean  by  that? 

Stauffacher 

A   day   or   two   ago   I   sat   right   here 
Beneath        this        linden,        thinking         with 

delight, 
How     fairly     all     was     finished,     when     from 

Kussnacht, 


80  'villielm    'tel                                      1:2 

daR     'fo:xt  mit      zainan      'Raizijan      ga'Ritan. 

foR   'di:zam  'hauza   'hi:lt    aR   'vundaRnt   'an  ; 

'dox         '19  £R'hu:p          11119         '$nel,         unt 


vi      zig     s     ga'by:Rt,     xtRa:t     '19     dam     ' 

ent'gerjan, 

deR   uns   das   'kaizaRs   xRi9taRli9a   'maxt 
'forR^telt       im       landa.         »/vesan       ist       di:s 

xhaus?« 

xfRa:xt  'eR  'bots'mainant,  den   aR  'vust  as  'vo:!. 
dox    ^nel    ba'zonan    19    entxge:jn    im    'zo:  : 
»di:s   'haus,    heR    'fo:xt,    ist    mamas   "heRn    das 

'kaizaRS 

Der      Vogt     mit     seinen      Reisigen      geritten. 
Vor   diesem    Hause    hielt   er   wundernd   an  ; 
Doch        ich        erhub        mich        schnell,       und 

unterwiirfig, 
Wie     sich's     gebiihrt,     trat     ich     dem     Herrn 

entgegen, 

Der   uns   des   Kaisers   richterliche   Macht 
Vorstellt       im      Lande.        ,,Wessen      ist     dies 

Haus  ?" 

Fragt'  er  bosmeinend,  denn  er  wusst'  es  wohl. 
Doch  schnell  besonnen  ich  entgegn'  ihm  so: 
,,Dies   Haus,   Herr  Vogt,  ist  meines  Herrn  des 

Kaisers 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  81 

the      viceroy      with      his      horsemen      ridden, 
before    this   house    held    he    wondering   on ; 
yet        I        up+lifted         me         quickly,        and 

submissively, 
as     itself     it     becomes,     stepped     I     the     lord 

toward, 

who    to+us   the   emperor's   judicial   power 
represents     in+the      land.        » whose      is      this 

house  ?« 

asked    he    ill+meaning,    for    he    knew    it    well, 
yet   quickly   collected   I   replied    to+him    so : 
» this     house,     sir     viceroy,     is     my     lord     the 

emperor's 

The  Viceroy   and   his   men  came    riding   by. 

Before   this   house    he    halted   in    surprise : 

At     once     I     rose,      and,     as     beseemed     his 

rank, 
Advanced         respectfully         to         greet         the 

lord, 

To  whom  the  Emp'ror  delegates  his  power, 
As  judge  supreme  within  our  Canton  here. 
"Whose  is  this  house?"  he  innocently  asked, 
With  mischief  in  his  thoughts,  for  well  he  knew. 
With  prompt  decision,  thus  I  answered  him : 
"My  lord  the  Emperor's,  your  grace,  and 

yours, 


82  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

unt        'OIROS        unt        main        'le:an.«   —  'da: 

fen'zetst   £R : 

» 19    bin    Re'gent    im    'lant    an    'kaizeRs    '§tat 
unt      'vil      niQt,      das      daR      'bauoR      'hoizaR 

'baua 

auf    'zama  'aijna   'hant   unt   "alzo   'fRai 
'hin'le.-p,   als  'op  'e:R  'heR  ve:R  in  dom  'lande: 
19      've:Rt      miQ      untaR^tem,      019      'das      tsu 

've:Ran.« 

'di:s   'satgant,   'Rit   8R   'tRutsi9li9   fon   'danan, 
'19  'a:baR  'bli:p   mit  "kumaRfolaR  'zetla, 
das      'voRt       ba'denkant,       das       daR       7b0:zo 

'$pRa:x. 

Und      Eures       und       mein       Lehen."    —    Da 

versetzt    er : 

,,Ich    bin    Regent    im    Land    an   Kaisers   Statt 
Und     will      nicht,     dass     der     Bauer     Hauser 

baue 

Auf   seine   eigne   Hand   und   also    frei 
Hinleb',   als  ob   er   Herr   war*  in  dem  Lande : 
Ich     werd'     mich     unterstehn,     Euch     das    zu 

wehren." 

Dies  sagend,  ritt  er  trutziglich  von  dannen, 
Ich   aber   blieb   mit  kummervoller   Seele, 
Das       Wort       bedenkend,       das       der       Bose 

sprach. 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  83 

and         yours         and         my        fief.«   —    then 

replies     he : 

»I  am  regent  in+the  land  in  emperor's  stead 
and  will  not,  that  the  peasant  houses 

build 

on   his   own    hand   and   so   free 
on+live,   as  if   he    master    were    in    the    land : 
I      shall      me      presume,      to+you      that      to 

forbid. « 

this    saying,    rode    he    angrily    from    there, 
I   however   remained   with   anxious   spirit, 
the    word     bethinking,     which     the     evil+one 

spoke. 

And     held     by     me    in    fief."       On    this    he 

answered, 

"I  am   the  Emperor's   viceregent   here, 
And     will      not      that     each      peasant     churl 

should     build 

At  his  own  pleasure,  bearing  him  as  freely 
As  though  he  were  the  master  in  the  land: 
I  shall  make  bold  to  put  a  stop 

to     this!" 

So   saying,   he,   with   menaces,    rode   off, 
And   left   me   musing   with   a   heavy   heart, 
Upon        the        purpose        that       his       words 

betray'd. 


84  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'gentnu'.t 

main    'li:baR    'heR    unt    'e:aviRt!      'ma:xst    'du: 
am       'Re:tli9       'voRt       fon       'damam       'vaip 

feR'ne:man  ? 

das   'etdaln   'i:beR9s   'toxtaR   xRy:m    19 
das      'firleRfa^nan       'mans.          V!R 

'za:san, 

di    'vola    'Jpinant,    in    dan    'lanan    'negtan, 
'ven      xbai      dam       'fa:taR      zig      das      'folkas 

'hoiptaR 

feR'zamaltan,    di    peRga'menta   'larzan 
dan    'altan    'kaizaR,  unt    das    'landas    7vo:l 
ba'daxtan    in   feR'nynftijam    g 


Gertrud 

Mein    lieber    Herr    und    Ehewirt  !     Magst    du 
Ein       redlich       Wort       von       deinem       Weib 

vernehmen  ?     '. 

Des  edeln  Ibergs  Tochter  riihm'  ich  mich, 
Des    vielerfahrnen     Manns.       Wir     Schwestern 

sassen, 

Die  Wolle  spinnend,  in  den  langen  Nachten, 
Wenn      bei      dem      Vater      sich      des      Volkes 

Haupter 

Versammelten,   die   Pergamente   lasen 
Der    alten    Kaiser,  und    des    Landes   Wohl 
Bedachten   in   verniinftigem   Gesprach. 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  85 

Gertrud 

my     dear     lord     and     husband !       would     you 
an         honest         word         from         your         wife 

hear? 

the    noble   Iberg's   daughter    boast   I    me, 
the      much+experienced       man.        we       sisters 

sat, 

the    wool    spinning,    in    the    long    nights, 
when   with  the  father  themselves  the   nation's 

chiefs 

assembled,    the    parchments    read 
of+the   old   emperors,  and    the    land's    weal 
considered   in   judicious   discussion. 

Gertrud 

Mine  own  dear  lord  and  husband  !  Wilt  thou  take 
A      word      of      honest      counsel      from      thy 

wife? 

I   boast   myself  the    noble   Iberg's   child, 
A      man      of      wide      experience.        Many      a 

time, 

As   we    sat   spinning   in    the    winter   nights, 
My       sisters       and       myself,        the       people's 

chiefs 

Were  wont  to  gather  round  our  father's  hearth, 
To   read   the   old   imperial   charters,   and 
To   hold  sage  converse  on   the   country's  weal. 


86  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'auf'meRkant     'h0:Rt      19     'da:      manQ     'klu:gas 


'vas      'deR      feR'§tendja      'denkt,      daR      'gu:ta 

'vYn$t, 
unt     '$til      im      'heRtsan      'ha:b      19      miR      s 

ba'va:Rt. 

zo   xh0:R8  'den    unt   'axt   auf   mama    'Re:da! 
'den,     'vas     di9     'pResto,     'zi:,     das     'vust     19 

'lenst. 

'gRolt        daR        'lantfotxt,        'm89ta 
diR    '$a:dan, 

den    'du:     bist    'i:m     am    'hindaRnis,    das    819 
daR   'Jvi:tsaR   'ni9t   dam   'noian   'fyRstanhaus 

Aufmerkend     hort'     ich     da     manch     kluges 

Wort, 
Was      der      Verstand'ge      denkt,      der      Gute 

wiinscht, 
Und      still      im       Herzen       hab'      ich       mir's 

bewahrt. 

So   hore   denn    und   acht'    auf   meine    Rede  ! 
Denn,   was   dich    presste,    sieh,    das    wusst'    ich 

langst. 
—   Dir        grollt        der        Landvogt,        mochte 

gern    dir     schaden, 

Denn    du    bist    ihm    ein    Hindernis,    dass    sich 
Der  Schwyzer  nicht  dem  neuen  Fiirstenhaus 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  87 

listening       heard       I       then       many+a      wise 

word, 
what  the  intelligent+one  thinks,  the  good+one 

wishes, 
and     still     in+the     heart     have     I    for+me    it 

treasured+up. 

so  hear  then  and  give+heed  to  my   speech! 
for,  what  you  oppressed,   behold,  that  knew  I 

long+ago. 
—  at+you    is+angry    the    land+steward,    would 

gladly   you   harm, 

for  you  are   to+him   a  hindrance,  that  himself 
the  Schwyzer  not  to+the  new  princely+house 

Then        needfully        I        listened,        marking 

well 
Whate'er     the     wise     man     thought     or     good 

man    wished, 
And     garnered     up      their     wisdom      in     my 

heart. 

Hear  then,  and  mark  me  well ;  for  thou  wilt  see, 
I    long    have    known    the    grief    that    weighs 

thee    down. 
The      Viceroy       hates       thee,        fain       would 

injure    thee, 

For  thou  hast  cross'd  his  wish  to  bend  the  Swiss 
In    homage    to   this   upstart   house   of   princes, 


88  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

vil   untaR'veRfan,   'zondaRn   'tROi    unt   'fest 
bairn    'ROIC,    ba'haRan,    'vi:    di    'vYRdijan 
'alt'foRdaRn    es   ga'haltan    unt    ga'tarn.  — 
ist    s    'ni9t    so,    'vERnaR?      'za:x    as,    'ven    19 


'zo:  'ist   s,   das  ist  das   'geslaRs  'gRol  auf  'mi^. 


eR    ist    diR    'naidij,    'vail    du    'glrklig    'votnst, 
am   "fRai8R   'man  auf  damam  'aijnan  'eRp, 
—  den    'e:R    hat    xkains.       fom    'kaizaR   'zelpst 
unt   ' 


Will   unterwerfen,    sondern   treu   und   fest 
Beim   Reich    beharren,   wie   die    wiirdigen 
Altvordern    es   gehalten   und   gethan.   — 
Ist's    nicht    so,   Werner?      Sag'    es,    wenn    ich 
luge! 

Stauffacher 

So   ist's,   das   ist   des   Gesslers   Groll   auf  mich. 

Gertrud 

Er  ist  dir  neidisch,  weil  du  gliicklich   wohnst, 
Ein   freier   Mann   auf   deinem   eignen   Erb, 
—    Denn    er    hat    keins.      Vom    Kaiser    selbst 
und    Reich 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  89 

will       subject,       but       true       and       fast 
by+the    empire    stand,    as    the    worthy 
forefathers   it   held   and   done+(have).  — 
is     it      not      so,     Werner?        say      it,      if      I 
lie! 

Stauffacher 

so  is  it,  that  is  the  Gessler's  grudge  against  me. 

Gertrud 

he  is  of+you  envious,  because  you  happy  live, 
a   free   man   on    your   own   inheritance, 
—  for  he  has  none.     From+the  emperor  himself 
and  empire 

And   kept  them  staunch,  like  their  good  sires 

of   old, 

In   true   allegiance   to  the   Empire.     Say, 
Is't     not     so,     Werner?       Tell     me,     if     I'm 

wrong. 

Stauffacher 

'Tis  even   so.     For  this  doth  Gessler  hate  me. 

Gertrud 

He    burns    with    envy,  too,    to  see  thee  living 

A   free    man   on   thine  own    inheritance, 

For     he      has      hone.  Directly      from      the 
Emperor 


90  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 


st    'du:    di:s    'haus    tsu    'le:n  ;     du    'daRfst 

as   'tsaijan, 
zo      'gu:t       d9R      'Rai^sfyRst       zama       'lendaR 

'tsaigt  ; 

den   'y:baR   'di:R  eR'kenst    du   'kainan   'heRn, 
als   xnu:R    dan  Xh0:9stan  in  daR  "kRistanhait  — 
'e:R  'ist  am  'JYijRaR  'zo:n   nuR  'zainas  'hauzas, 
'niQts     xnent      aR     'zain,     als     zainan     ' 

mantal  ; 

dRum  'zi:t  aR  xje:das  'bi:daRmanas  ' 
mit  '^etlan  'augan  'giftjaR  'misgunst  'an. 
'di:R  xhat  aR  'lenst  dan  "untaRgaq 


Tragst    du    dies    Haus    zu    Lehn  ;     du    darfst 

es    zeigen, 
So       gut       der       Reichsfiirst       seine       Lander 

zeigt; 

Denn   iiber   dir   erkennst   du   keinen   Herrn, 
Als   nur   den   Hochsten   in  der  Christenheit  — 
Er    ist    ein    jlingrer    Sohn    nur   seines   Hauses, 
Nichts     nennt     er     sein,     als     seinen     Ritter- 

mantel  ; 

Drum     sieht     er     jedes     Biedermannes     Gliick 
Mit   scheelen   Augen    gift'ger   Missgunst   an. 
Dir        hat        er        langst        den       Untergang 

geschworen    — 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  91 

hold     you     this     house     as+a     fief;     you     may 

it   show, 
as     well    the     prince+of+the+empire     his    lands 

shows ; 

for     over     you     recognize     you     no     lord, 
but    only    the    highest    in    the   Christendom  — 
he     is     a     younger     son     only    of+his     house, 
nothing     calls     he      his,      but     his     knightly+ 

cloak; 

therefore  looks  he  each  good+man's  good+fortune 
with  envious  eyes  of+poisonous  disfavor  on. 
for+you       has       he       long+ago        the        ruin 

sworn  — 

Thou    hold'st    in    fief    the    lands    thy    fathers 

left   thee ; 
No       prince        within       the        Empire        can 

display 

A   better   title   to   his   heritage ; 
For   thou   hast   over   thee   no   lord   but   one, 
And   he   the   mightiest   of   all  Christian   kings. 
This   Gessler,   as  we   know,  's   a  younger  son, 
His  only  wealth  the  knightly  cloak  he  wears: 
He  therefore  views  an  honest  man's  good  fortune 
With   a   jealous  eye   and   bitter  enmity. 
Long      has      he      sworn      to      compass      thy 

destruction 


92  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

nox       '§te:st       du       'unfeRze:Rt   —   vilst       du: 


'bis  'ER  di  'b0:za  'lust  an  diR  ga'by:st? 
dan  'klutga  'man  baut  '£O:R. 

'ftaufaxdR 

'vas   'ist   tsu   'turn  ! 

'gentKint    (tRit    'ne:oR) 

zo  'h0:Ra  'mainan  xRa:t  !  du  'vaist,  vi  'hi:R 
tsu  ^vitts  819  'ala  'RettliQen  ba'kla:gan 
op  'dirzas  xlantfo:xts  "gaits  unt 


zo   'tsvaifla    'nigt,   das    si:    doRt    xdRy:ban   'aux 

Noch     stehst     du     unversehrt     —     Willst     du 

erwarten, 

Bis  er  die  bose  Lust  an  dir  gebiisst? 
Der  kluge  Mann  baut  vor. 

Stauffacher 

Was   ist   zu   thun  ! 

Qertrud    (tritt    naher) 

So  hore  meinen  Rat!  Du  weisst,  wie  hier 
Zu  Schwyz  sich  alle  Redlichen  beklagen 
Ob  dieses  Landvogts  Geiz  und 

Wiiterei. 
So    zweifle    nicht,    dass    sie   dort   drtiben   auch 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  93 

still        stand        you        unhurt   —   will       you 

await, 

till  he  the  bad  desire  on  you  satisfied+(has)  ? 
the  prudent  man  builds  ahead. 

Stauffacher 

what   is   to   do! 

Oertrud    (steps    nearer) 

then  hear  my  advice !  you  know,  as  here 
in  Schwyz  themselves  all  honest+ones  complain 
concerning  this  land+steward's  avarice  and 

ferocity, 
so    doubt    not,    that    they    there    yonder    also 

As     yet     thou     art     uninjured.        Wilt     thou 

wait, 

Till   he   may   safely   give   his   malice    scope  ? 
A   wise   man   would   anticipate    the    blow. 

Stauffacher 
What's   to  be   done? 

Gertrud    (stepping    nearer) 

Now  hear  what   I   advise: 

Thou  knowest  well,  how  here  with  us  in  Schwyz 
All   worthy   men   are   groaning   underneath 
This   Gessler's   grasping,   grinding   tyranny. 
Doubt   not   the   men   of   Unterwald   as   well, 


94  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

in   'untaRvaldan    unt   im   'uRnaR  'lant 

das     'dRarjas     'my:t      zint      unt  das     'haRtan 

'joxs  — 

'den,     'vi:     daR     'geslaR     'hitR,  zo     '§aft     as 


daR   'landanbeRJaR   'dRyrban    y:baRm   'ze:  — 
as    'komt    kam    'fi$aRka:n   tsu    'uns    he'Ry:baR, 
deR   niQt   am   'noias   'unhail   unt   ga'valt- 
ba'gman   fon   dan   Xf0:gtan    uns   feR'krndat. 
dRum    'te:t      as      'gu:t,      das      'oiRaR      'etliga, 
di      s      'Re:tli9       'mainan,      '$til      tsu      xRa:ta 

'ginan, 
'vi:     'man     das     'dRuks    SIQ    megt    8R'le:dijan  ; 

In    Unterwalden   und   im   Urner   Land 

Des     Dranges     mild'     sind     und     des     harten 

Jochs  — 
Denn,    wie     der    Gessler    hier,    so    schafft    es 

frech 

Der   Landenberger   driiben   iiberm   See  — 
Es   kommt   kein   Fischerkahn    zu   uns  heriiber, 
Der   nicht   ein    neues   Unheil   und   Gewalt- 
Beginnen    von   den    Vogten   uns   verkiindet. 
Drum      that'      es     gut,      dass     eurer     etliche, 
Die's        redlich        meinen,        still       zu       Rate 

gingen, 
Wie    man    des    Drucks    sich    mocht'    erledigen; 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  95 

in   Unterwalden   and   in+the   Urner   land 
of+the     pressure     tired     are     and     of+the    hard 

yoke  — 
for,    as    the    Gessler    here,     so    carries+on     it 

shamelessly 

the   Landenberg   yonder   over+the   lake  — 
it     comes     no     fisherboat     to     us     here+over, 
that   not   a   new   calamity   and   of+violence+ 
deed     of     the     stewards     to+us     announces, 
therefore  would+do  it  well,  that  of+you  some, 
who    it    honestly    mean,    quietly     to     council 

would+go, 
how  one  of+the  oppression  himself  might  rid; 

And         Uri,         too,         are         chafing         like 

ourselves, 
At        this        oppressive        and       disheart'ning 

yoke. 
For        there,         across         the         lake,         the 

Governor 

Wields   the    same   iron    rule  as  Gessler  here  — 
No   fishing-boat   comes   over   to   our   side, 
But  brings  the  tidings  of  some  new  encroachment, 
Some  outrage  fresh,  more  grievous  than  the  last. 

Then   it  were  well,   that   some   of   you  —  true 

% 
men  — 

Men    sound    at    heart,    should    secretly    devise, 


96  'vilhelm    'tcl  1:2 

zo      'axt      19      'vo:l,      'got      'vy:Rd       019      "nj^t 


unt   deK   ga/R89tan   'zaxa   'gne:di9    sain  — 
'hast    'du    in    'u:m:    kainan   'gastfROint,    '$pRi9, 
'dem       'du       dam       'heRts        marxst       xRe:tli9 


'ftaufaxdR 

'vakoRn   'menaR   "ken    19   xfi:la   ' 
unt  'angazeran   'gRO.-se   'heRanbita, 
xdi:  'miR  ga'haim  zint   unt  ga:R  'vo:!  feR'tRaut. 

(CE    'Jtett    'auf) 

ga/fe:Rli9aR   ga'darjkan 


So    acht'   ich     wohl,    Gott    wiird'    euch    nicht 

verlassen 

Und   der   gerechten    Sache    gnadig   sein  — 
Hast    du    in    Uri    keinen    Gastfreund,    sprich, 
Dem        du        dein        Herz        magst        redlich 

offenbaren  ? 

Stauffacher 

Der    wackern    Manner   kenn'    ich    viele   dort 

Und   angesehen    grosse   Herrenleute, 

Die   mir    geheim    sind    und   gar  wohl   vertraut. 

(Er  steht  auf) 
Frau,    welchen    Sturm    gefahrlicher    Gedanken 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  97 

thus     deem     I     well,     God     would     you     not 

abandon 

and    to+the    rightful   cause    gracious   be  — 
have      you      in      Uri      no      guest+friend,     tell, 
to+whom     you     your     heart     would     honestly 

reveal? 

Stauffacher 

of+the    valiant   men   know   I   many   there 

and     respected     great     noblemen, 

who  with+me  confident  are  and  quite  well  intimate. 

(he    stands    up) 
woman,    what+a    storm   of+dangerous    thoughts 

How    best  to  shake  this  hateful  thraldom    off. 
Well  do  I  know,  that  God  would  not  desert  you, 
But  lend   his   favor   to    the   righteous   cause. 
Hast  thou   no   friend   in   Uri,    say,    to   whom 
Thou      frankly      may'st      unbosom      all      thy 
thoughts  ? 

Stauffacher 

I   know   full   many   a   gallant   fellow   there, 
And  nobles,  too,  —  great  men,  of   high   repute, 
In    whom   I   can    repose   unbounded   trust. 

(Rising) 
Wife!  What  a  storm  of  wild  and  perilous  thoughts 


98  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'vekst   'du   'miR   'in   daR   '§tilan    'bRust !     main 

'maRstas 
'ke:Rst       xdu      ans      'hgt       das      'ta:gas      mi:R 

ant'ge:jan, 
unt        vas        19        miR        tsu       'derjkan       '§til 

feR'bo:t, 
'du:  'JpRicst   s  mit   'laigtaR   'tsuna   'kekliQ  xaus. 

—  'hast   'du    aux    'vo:l    ba'daxt,   'vas    'du    miR 

'Re:tst? 
di     'vilds     'tsvi:tRaxt      unt      dan      'klaq      daR 

'vafan 

'RUtfst   'du    in   'dirzas   'fRi:tgavo:nta   'ta:l  — 
'vi:R  'va:xtan  as,  am  '§vaxas  'folk  daR  'hmtan, 

Weckst    du    mir    in    der    stillen    Brust!     Mein 

Innerstes 
Kehrst      du      ans      Licht      des      Tages      mir 

entgegen, 
Und       was       ich       mir       zu       denken       still 

verbot, 
Du  sprichst's  mit  leichter  Zunge  kecklich  aus. 

—  Hast   du   auch   wohl    bedacht,    was   du   mir 

ratst? 
Die     wilde     Zwietracht    und    den    Klang    der 

Waffen 

Rufst   du   in    dieses  friedgewohnte    Thai   — 
Wir  wagten  es,  ein  schwaches  Volk  der  Hirten, 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  99 

waken    you    for+me    in    the    still    breast !      my 

innerraost+heart 
turn     you     to+the     light     of+the     day     to+me 

opposite, 
and     what     I     myself     to      think      in+secret 

forbade, 

you    speak    it   with    light    tongue    boldly    out. 
— *have  you  also  well  considered,  what  you  me 

advise  ? 
the     wild     discord     and     the     clangor     of+the 

arms 

call   you   into   this   peace+accustomed   dale  — 
we  should+dare  it,  a  weak  people  of+the  herdsmen, 

Hast  thou  stirr'd  up  within  my  tranquil  breast ! 
The   darkest   musings  of   my   bosom   thou 
Hast   dragged   to   light,   and    placed   them   full 

before   me 
And    what    I    scarce     dared    harbor    e'en    in 

thought, 

Thou  speakest  plainly  out,  with  fearless  tongue. 
But     hast     thou     weighed     well     what     thou 

urgest   thus  ? 
Discord     will     come,     and     dreaded     clang     of 

arms 

Destroy    this   valley's   long   unbroken    peace, 
If   we,   a   feeble   race   of   herdsmen,   dare 


100  'vilhelra    'tel  1:2 

in     'kamf     tsu     'ge:an     mit     dam     'heRn     daR 

'velt? 
daR     'gu:ta     '§ain      nun      ist     s,     vc/Rauf      si 

'vaRtan, 

um   'lo:stsulasan    auf   dis   'cmma   'lant 
di    'vildan    'hoRdan    iRaR    'kRitjasmaxt, 
da'Rin   tsu   x$altan   mit   das   'zigaRS   'R 
unt    'untaRm    '^ain    ga'RegtaR    'tsYgtiju 
di   'altan   'fRaihaitsbRirfa   tsu   feR'tiljan. 


7i:R   'zait   'aux   xmenaR,   'visat   xoiRa   'akst 
tsu   xfy:Ran,    unt   dam   xmu:tijan    hilft   'got! 

In    Kampf    zu     gehen     mit    dem    Herrn     der 

Welt? 
Der      gute      Schein      nur      ist's,      worauf      sie 

warten, 

Um    loszulassen    auf    dies    arme    Land 
Die   wilden    Horden   ihrer   Kriegesmacht, 
Darin   zu   schalten   mit  des  Siegers  Rechten 
Und   unterm   Schein   gerechter   Ziichtigung 
Die   alten   Freiheitsbriefe    zu    vertilgen. 

Oertrud 

Ihr   seid   auch   Manner,   wisset   eure   Axt 
Zu   fiihren,    und   dem   Mutigen    hilft   Gott! 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  101 

into     battle     to     go     with     the     lord     of+the 

world  ? 
the    good    excuse    only    is    it,   for+which    they 

wait, 

in+order  loose  fto+let  on  this  poor  land 
the    wild   hords   of+their   military+power, 
there+in    to    act    with    the    victor's    rights 
and   under+the   guise   of + just   castigation 
the        old       charters       to       destroy. 

Gertrud 

you     are     also     men,     know     your     ax 

to   handle,   and   the   courageous   helps   God ! 

Him    to    the    fight,    that    lords    it    o'er    the 

world. 
Ev'n      now      they       only      wait       for       some 

excuse 

For   setting  loose  their  savage  warrior  hordes, 
To   scourge   and   ravage    this   devoted   land, 
To    lord    it    o'er    us   with    the    victor's    rights, 
And,   'neath   the   show  of   lawful   chastisement, 
Despoil   us   of   our   chartered   liberties. 

Gertrud 
\ 
You,    too,    are    men;    can   wield  a   battle   ax 

As  well  as  they.    God  ne'er  deserts  the  brave. 


102  'vilhelm     'tel  1:2 

'ftaufaxdR 

'o   'vaip  !     am   'fuR9tbaR    'vy:tant    '$Rekms    ist 
'kRi:9;      di     'hetRda     '§le:9t     aR     unt     dan 
'hiRtan. 


ER'tRargan      'mus      man,      'vas      daR      ' 

'zendat; 
"un'bilijas   eR'tRe^t   'kam   'e:dlas   " 

'ftaufaxdR 
xdi:s      'haus       eR'fROit       di9,       das      V!R      'noi 

eR'bautan. 
daR   xkRi:9,  daR  unga'hoiRa,  'bRent  as  'ni:daR. 

Stauffacher 

0  Weib!    Ein  furchtbar  wiitend  Schrecknis  ist 
Der    Krieg;     die    Herde    schlagt    er    und    den 
Hirten. 

Gertrud 
Ertragen      muss      man,      was      der      Himmel 

sendet; 
Unbilliges  ertragt   kein   edles   Herz. 

Stauffacher 
Dies      Haus      erfreut      dich,      das      wir      neu 

erbauten. 
Der  Krieg,  der  ungeheure,  brennt  es  nieder. 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  103 

Stauffacher 

o    woman !     a   fearful    raging   terror   is 
the      war;      the      herd      slays      it      and      the 
herdsman. 

Gertrud 
suffer        must        one,        what        the       heaven 

sends ; 
unworthiness   suffers   no   noble   heart. 

Stauffacher 
this     house     pleases      you,     that     we      newly 

built+(have). 
the    war,    the    monstrous,    burns    it    down. 

Stauffacher 

Oh   wife !     a   horrid,   ruthless   fiend   is   war, 
That    strikes    at    once    the    shepherd    and    his 
flock. 

Gertrud 
Whate'er     great     Heaven     inflicts,     we     must 

endure ; 
No   heart   of   noble   temper    brooks   injustice. 

Stauffacher 
This    house  —  thy    pride  —  war,    unrelenting 

war, 
Will   burn   it   down. 


104  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 


'19     main     'hents     an      'tsaitliQ      'gu:t 
ge'fesalt, 
dan   'bRant  'VYR£  '19  hi'nam  mit  'aijneR  'hant. 


du      'glaupst      an      'menjli^kait  !        es      'Jornt 


aux  'niQt   das    'tsanta    'kintlain    in   deR   'vi:ja. 

'gentnud 

di     'unjult     hat     im     'himal     amen     "fROint! 

,     unt     m§t    xhint9R 


Gertrud 
Wiisst'      ich     mein     Herz     an     zeitlich     Gut 

gefesselt, 
Den  Brand   wiirf  ich  hinein  mit  eigner  Hand. 

Stauffacher 
Du    glaubst    an    Menschlichkeit  !      Es    schont 

der    Krieg 
Auch   nicht   das   zarte   Kindlein  in  der  Wiege. 

Gertrud 

Die   Unschuld   hat   im    Himmel   einen    Freund! 
—   Sieh   vorwarts,   Werner,    und    nicht    hinter 
dich! 


1:2  Wilhehn    Tell  105 

Gertrud 
knew      I      my       heart       to       earthly       goods 

fettered, 
the  brand  should+throw  I  into+it  with  own  hand. 

Stauffacher 
you       believe       in       humanity !         it       spares 

the   war 
even     not     the     tender    babe    in    the    cradle. 

Gertrud 

the   innocence    has   in+the   heaven    a   friend! 
—  look     forward,    Werner,     and     not     behind 
you! 

Gertrud 

And  did  I  think  this  heart 
Enslaved  and  fettered  to  the  things  of  earth, 
With  my  own  hand  I'd  hurl  the  kindling  torch. 

Stauffacher 

Hast    faith    in     human     kindness,     wife ;      but- 
war 
Spares    not    the    tender    infant    in    its    cradle. 

Gertrud 

The    innocent    will    find    in    Heaven   a    friend ! 
Look     forward,     Werner  —   not     behind     you, 
now ! 


106  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

'ftaufaxdR 

iR    'menaR    'kenan    'tapfaR    'fe9tent    ' 
'$iksa:l   'a:baR   viRt   das  'oma   zain? 


di      'letsta     'va:l     '^tert     'aux     dem     '^ 

"ofan, 
am     'Spnurj     fon     7di:z8R     'bRYka     'maxt     mig 

'fROI. 

'ftaufax9R    ('JtYEtst    in    ina    'QROIO) 
VER  'zolQ   am   xheRts  an  zainan  xbu:zan 
kan    £JR    xhe:Rt    unt    xho:f    mit    ' 


Stauffacher 

Wir   Manner   konnen    tapfer   fechtend    sterben, 
Welch  Schicksal  aber  wird  das    eure  sein  ? 

Gertrud 
Die   letzte   Wahl   steht  auch  dem  Schwachsten 

offen, 
Ein    Sprung    von    dieser    Briicke    macht    mich 

frei. 

Stauffacher  (sttirzt  in  ihre  Arme) 
Wer   solch   ein   Herz   an   seinen  Busen  driickt, 
Der    kann    fiir    Herd    und    Hof    mit    Freuden 
fechten, 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  107 

Stauffacher 

we        men        can        bravely        fighting        die, 
which    fate    however   will    the    yours   be? 

Oertrud 
the    last    choice    stands    also    for+the    weakest 

open, 
a       leap       from       this       bridge       makes       me 

free. 

Stauffacher    (rushes    into    her    arms) 
who     such     a     heart     to    his    bosom     presses, 
he   can   for    hearth    and    estate    with    pleasure 
fight, 

Stauffacher 

We  men  may   perish  bravely,  sword  in  hand ; 
But  oh,  what  fate,  my  Gertrud,  may  be  thine  ? 

Oertrud 
None    are    so    weak,    but    one    last    choice    is 

left- 
A     leap     from     yonder     bridge,     and     I     am 

free! 

Stauffacher    (embracing  her) 
Well   may   he   fight   with  zeal  for  hearth  and 

home, 
Who   can   embrace   a   heart   so   rare   as    thine ! 


108  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 


unt  'kctmas  'kernes  'he:Rmaxt  'fn^tat  ER  — 
nax  'urni:  'fa:R  19  'Jtemden  'fu:sas  'glai9, 
doRt  'le:pt  am  'gastfROint  mi:R,  heR 


deR  y:b0R  di:za  'tsaiten  "deqkt,  vi  '19. 
aux  xfmd  19  'doRt  den  'etdaln  "banoRhe 
fan  'atinhaus  —  op'glai9  fon  'ho:am  'S 
xli:pt  X8R  das  'folk  unt  'e:Rt  di  'altan 

'zitan. 

mit    'i:nan    'baidan    'pfle:j     19    'Ra:ts,    vi    man 
"landasfamda 


le:p    7vo:l  —  unt,   vail   19  'feRn    bin,    'fy:R8   'du: 

Und  keines  Konigs  Heermacht  fiirchtet  er  — 
Nach  Uri  fahr'  ich  stehnden  Fusses  gleich, 
Dort  lebt  ein  Gastfreund  mir,  Herr 

Walther   Furst, 

Der    iiber    diese    Zeiten     denkt,    wie    ich. 
Auch    find'   ich  dort  den   edeln   Bannerherrn 
Von  Attinghaus  —  obgleich  von  hohem  Stamm, 
Liebt     er     das     Volk     und     ehrt     die     alten 

Sitten. 

Mit  ihnen  beiden  pfleg'  ich  Rats,  wia  man 
Der  Landesfeinde  rnutig  sich 

erwehrt  — 
Leb  wohl  —  und,  weil  ich  fern  bin,  fiihre  du 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  109 

and  no  king's  military+power  fears  he  — 
to  Uri  fare  I  standing  foot  at+once, 
there  lives  a  guest+friend  of-fmine,  master 

Walther   Fiirst, 

who   concerning   these   times  thinks,   as  I. 
also     find     I     there     the     noble     banneret 
Von"  Attinghaus  —  although   of    high    lineage, 
loves    he     the     people     and     honors     the     old 

customs. 

with  them  both  hold  I  council,  how  one 
from+the  national+enemies  courageously  himself 

defends  — 
fare  well  —  and,  while  I  afar  am,  conduct  you 

What   are   the    hosts   of    emperors   to   him? 
Gertrud,     farewell !     I   will   to   Uri   straight, 
There     lives     my     worthy    comrade,    Walther 

Fiirst ; 

His  thoughts  and  mine  upon  these  times  are  one. 
There,   too,    resides   the   noble    Banneret 
Von  Attinghaus.     High  though  of  blood  he  be, 
He     loves     the      people,      honors      their     old 

customs. 

With  both  of  these  I  will  take  counsel,  how 
To  rid  usv  bravely  of  our  country's 

foe. 
Farewell !    and    while    I    am    away,    bear    thou 


110  'vilhelm    'tel  1:2 

mit       'klurgam       'zin       das       Regi'ment       das 

'hauzas  — 

dam      'piljaR,      den     tsum      'gotashauza     'valt, 
dam    'fRoman    "1110119,    ^ER    fyR    zain    'klo:staR 

'zamalt, 

"gip    "RaigliQ    unt    Ent'las    in    'vo:lgapfle:gt. 
'§tau'faxaRS     xhaus     feR'biRgt     si§    'nigt.        tsu 

'oisaRst 
am     'ofnan     xhe:Rve:9     "Jtert     s,     am      'viRtli^ 

xdax 
fyR    'ala    'vandRaR,     di    das    'vetjas    "farRan. 

(in'derra     zi     na:x     dam     'hintaRgEunda     'apge:n,     tuit 
'vilhelm    'tel    mit    l)aumgaKtan    'faun    auf    di   'stserna.) 

Mit       klugem       Sinn       das       Regiment       des 

Hauses  — 

Dem     Pilger,     der      zum      Gotteshause     wallt, 
Dem    frommen    Monch,    der    fiir    sein    Kloster 

sammelt, 

Gib  reichlich  und  entlass  ihn  wohlgepflegt. 
Stauffachers    Haus    verbirgt     sich     nicht.      Zu 

ausserst 
Am     offnen     Heerweg     steht's,     ein     wirtlich 

Dach 
Fiir   alle   Wandrer,  die   des   Weges   fahren. 

(Indem     sie     nach    dem    Ilintergrunde     abgehen,    tritt 
Wilhelm    Tell    mit    Baumgarten    vorn    auf    die    Szene.) 


1:2  Wilhelm    Tell  111 

with  prudent  thought  the  management  of+the 

house  — 

to+the  pilgrim,  who  to+the  God's+house  wanders, 
to+the     pious     monk,     who     for     his     cloister 

collects, 

give    richly    and    dismiss    him     well+cared+for. 
Stauffacher's     house    conceals    itself    not.       at 

the+outside 
on+the    open    highway    stands  it,    a    hospitable 

roof 
for     all     wanderers,     who     the     way     fare. 

(while    they     toward     the     background     off+go,     steps 
Wilhelm  Tell  with  Baumgarten  in+front  on  the   scene.) 

A       watchful       eye        in       management        at 

home. 

The   pilgrim,  journeying  to   the   house   of  God, 
The        pious       monk,        collecting       for       his 

cloister, 

To  these  give  liberally  from  purse  and  garner. 
Stauffacher's      house       would       not      be      hid. 

Right     out 
Upon      the      public      way      it      stands,      and 

offers 
To   all   that   pass   a   hospitable    roof. 

(While       they       are       retiring,       Tell        enters       with 
Baumgarten.) 


112  'vilhelm    'tel  1  =  3 

'tel    (tsu    'baumgaRtan) 

IK   'hcupt  jetst  'mainaR  'vaitaR  ni^t   fon'n0:t9n, 
tsu   'jemam   'hauza   'ge:at   'am,   doRt   'vornt 
daR    'JtaufaxaR,    am    'fa:taR    daR    ba'dReijtan. 
—  'dox   'zi:,    "da:    'ist    8R    'zelbeR  —  'folgt    miR, 

'komt ! 
('ge:n    auf    in    'tsu:;     di   'stserne    feE'vandalt   819.) 


'stserna 

R    'plats    bai    'altOKf. 
auf    ainaE    'anhe;a     im    'hintaKgEunt    'zi:t    man     ama 


'festa     'bauan,     'velga     'Jon     'zo:     'vait     ga'di:an,      das 

Tell    (zu   Baumgarten) 

Ihr   habt   jetzt   meiner   welter   nicht  vonnoten, 
Zu   jenem    Hause  gehet   em,   dort   wohnt 
Der  Stauffacher,   ein   Vater   der   Bedrangten. 
—   Doch    sieh,   da   1st   er  selber  —  Folgt  mir, 

kommt ! 
( Gehen    auf    ihn    zu ;    die    Szene    verwandelt   sich. ) 

3.   Szene 
Offentlicher    Platz    bei    Altorf. 

Auf    einer    Anhohe    im    Hintergrund     sieht    man     eine 
Feste    bauen,    welche    schon    so    weit    gediehen,    dass 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  113 

Tell     (to    ]>aumgarten) 

you     have     now     of+me     further     not     need, 
to      that      house      go      in,      there      lives 
the   Stauffacher,   a   father   of+the   oppressed. 
—  but   see,    there   is   he    himself  -  -  follow    me, 

come ! 
(go    toward    him    to;     the    scene    changes    itself.) 


third    scene 
public    place    near    Altorf. 

on      a      height       in+the       background      sees      one      a 
fortress   build,  which  already  so  far  grown+(has),   that 

Tell    (to   Baumgarten) 

Now,  then,   you    have   no  further  need  of  me. 
Enter   yon    house.     'Tis  Werner    Stauffacher's, 
A   man   that   is   a   father   to   distress. 
See,     there     he     is,     himself !      Come,     follow 

me. 
(They    advance    toward    him.        Scene    changes.) 

Scene    3 
A  .common    near    Altorf. 

On      an      eminence      in      the      background      a      castle 
in      progress      of      erection      and      so      far      advanced 


114  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 


819  di  'foKm  das  "gantsan  "daRjtelt.  di 
"zaita  ist  'feEtiQ,  an  daR  'foRdaRan  viRt  'e:ban  gaTjaut, 
das  ga'RYSta  'Jte:t  nox,  an  've^am  di  'vefikloita 
'auf  unt  'nirdaR  'Jtaijan  ;  auf  dam  'hergstan  'dax 
'heqt  daR  'Ji:faRdekaR  —  'alas  ist  in  ba've:juq 
unt  'aRbait. 

'fRo:nfo:xt.       'maistaR     "Jtammets.        ga'zelan      unt 
'hantlaqaR. 

'fRo:nfo:xt 
(mit    dam    'Jtarba,    'tRaipt    di 

nigt   'lag    ga'faiaRt,   'fm^  !     di 
heR'bai,    dan   'kalk,   dan    'meRtal 
ven      deR      heR      xlantfo:xt      'komt,      das      ER 
das 


sich  die  Form  des  Ganzen  darstellt.  Die  hintere 
Seite  ist  fertig,  an  der  vorderen  wird  eben  gebaut, 
das  Gertiste  steht  noch,  an  welchem  die  Werkleute 
auf  und  nieder  steigen ;  auf  dem  hochsten  Dach 
hiingt  der  Schieferdecker  —  alles  ist  in  Bewegung 
und  Arbeit. 

Frohnvogt.       Meister    Steinmetz.       Gesellen    und 
Handlanger. 

Frohnvogt 
(mit   dem    Stabe,    treibt   die    Arbeiter) 

Nicht  lang  gefeiert,  frisch !     Die  Mauersteine 
Herbei,    den    Kalk,    den    Mortel     zugefahren! 
Wenn    der    Herr    Landvogt    kommt,    dass    er 
das   Werk 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  115 

itself  the  form  of+the  whole  reveals.  the  farther 
side  is  done,  on  the  front+one  is+being  just  built, 
the  staging  stands  yet,  on  which  the  workmen 
up  and  down  climb ;  on  the  highest  roof 
hangs  the  slater  —  everything  is  in  motion 
and  activity. 

taskmaster,      master   stone-cutter,      journeymen    and 
laborers. 

taskmaster 
(with    the    staff,    drives    the    workmen) 

not     long     rested,     fresh !      the     wall+stones 
hither,    the    lime,    the    mortar    brought+here ! 
when  the  master  land+steward  comes,  that  he 
the   work 


that  the  outline  of  the  whole  may  be  distin- 
guished. The  back  part  is  finished ;  men  are 
working  at  the  front.  Scaffolding,  on  which 
the  workmen  are  going  up  and  down.  A  slater 
is  seen  upon  the  highest  part  of  the  roof.  All 
is  bustle  and  activity. 

Taskmaster,       Mason,       Workmen       and 
Laborers. 

Taskmaster 
(with  a  stick,   urging   on    the    workmen) 

Up,  up!  You've  rested  long  enough.    To  work! 
The  stones  herej  Now  the  mortar,  and  the  lime! 
And       let       his       lordship       see      the      work 
advanced, 


116  'vilhelm    'tel  1:8 

ga'vaksan        'zi:t  —  das       '§lendaRt        vi        di 
'§nekan. 

(tsu    tsvai    TiantlarjaRn,    'vel§a    'tRa:gan) 
'haist    'das    ga'latdan?      'glai9    das    'dopalta! 
vi  di  'ta^'dhbe  ina  'flit 


gtfzel 
das      ist     dox     'bant,     das     'vi:R     di     ' 

'zelpst 
tsu   'anzaRm   'tvirj    unt   'keRkaR    zolan    xfa:Ran  ! 

'fRo:nfo:xt 

vas      'muRat      'I:R?        das      ist      am      'JleQtas 
'folk, 

Gewachsen    sieht    —    Das    schlendert    wie    die 
Schnecken. 

(Zu    zwei    Handlangern,    welche    tragen) 
Heisst   das   geladen  ?      Gleich    das   Doppelte  ! 
Wie  die  Tagdiebe  ihre  Pflicht 

bestehlen  ! 

Erster    Gesell 

Das     ist     doch     hart,     dass     wir     die     Steine 

selbst 
Zu    unserm   Twing   und   Kerker   sollen  fahren! 

Frohnvogt 

Was     murret     ihr?       Das     ist     ein     schlechtes 
Volk, 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  117 

grown        sees    —    that        crawls        like        the 
snails. 

(to    two    laborers,    who    are+carrying) 
is+called   that   loaded  ?     at+once   the   double ! 
how         the          time+thieves        their          duty 

rob ! 

first  journeyman 

that     is     though     hard,     that     we     the     stones 

ourselves 
for     our     keep     and     dungeon     must     carry ! 

taskmaster 
what      grumble      you  ?         that      is       a      bad 

people, 

When   next   he    comes.       These    fellows    crawl 
like   snails ! 

(To    two    laborers,    with    loads) 
What!    call   you   that   a   load?     Go,  double  it. 
That's  how  the  laggards  shirk  and  waste  their 

time. 

First   Workman 

'Tis     very     hard     that     we     must     bear     the 

stones, 
To  make   a   keep  and    dungeon    for   ourselves! 

Taskmaster 
*^ 

What's    that    you    mutter?      'Tis    a    worthless 
race, 


118  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 


tsu    'ni9ts    'an'JteliQ,    als    das    'fi:    tsu   'melkan 
unt    'faul     he'Rum     tsu     'Jlencbim     auf     den 


'altdR   'man    ('Ku:t   'aus) 
19  'kan   niQt  'me:R. 

'fflCKnfOtXt    ('jYtolt    i:n) 

'£RI$,   'altaR,    an    di    ' 

'e:nstdR   gz'zel 
'ha:pt       'i:R       den       'ga:R       kain       'aingavait, 

das   I:R 

den  'gRais,  d8R  'kaum   zi§  'zelbaR  'Jlepan  kan, 
tsum   'haRtan   "fRomdimst   'tRaipt? 

Zu    nichts    anstellig,    als   das   Vieh    zu    melken 
Und     faul     herum     zu     schlendern     auf     den 
Bergen. 

Alter   Mann    (ruht    aus) 
Ich   kann    nicht   mehr. 

Frohnvogt    (schuttelt   ihn) 

Frisch,   Alter,    an   die   Arbeit! 

Erster    Gesell 
Habt       Ihr      denn        gar       kein      Eingeweid, 

dass   Ihr 

Den  Greis,  der  kaum  sich  selber  schleppen  kann, 
Zum   harten   Frohndienst   treibt? 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  119 

for     nothing    fit,     but     the      cattle     to     milk 
and      lazily      about       to       saunter       on       the 
mountains. 

old    man    (is+resting    out) 
I   can    no    more. 

taskmaster    (shakes    him) 

fresh,   old+man,    to   the    work! 

first  journeyman 
have  you  pray  at+all  no  bowels+of+compassion, 

that   you 

the  aged+man,  who  scarcely  him  self  drag  can, 
to+the   hard   socage+service   drive? 

And    fit   for    nothing    but    to    milk    the    cows, 
And      saunter      idly      up      and       down       the 
mountains. 

Old    Man    (sinks    down    exhausted) 
I   can't   do   more. 

Taskmaster    (shaking    him) 

Up,    up,    old    man,    to    work ! 

First   Workman 

Have   you   no    bowels   of   compassion,   thus 
To   press   so    hard   upon    a   poor   old    man, 
That      scarce      ban      drag      his      feeble      limbs 
along  ? 


120  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'ftainmsts    unt   ga' 
s   ist   ' 


'fRoinfoixt 
'i:R     fyR     '019  ;      '19     'tu:,     vas     'mamas 


'amts. 


"fRom'fotxt,       vi       viRt      cli      'festa      den       zic; 

"nenan, 
di    vi:R   da:   'baun  ? 

'fno:nfo:xt 
'tsviq   'u:Ri:    zol    zi   'haisan  ! 

Meister    Steinmetz   und    Gesellen 

's   ist   himmelschreieml  ! 

Frohnvogt 

Sorgt    ihr    fiir    euch  ;     ich    thu',    was     meines 
Amts. 

Zweiter    Gesell 
Frohnvogt,     wie     wird     die    Feste     derm     sich 

nennen, 
Die    wir   da   bairn  ? 

Frohnvogt 

ZWING  URI   soil   sie   heissen  ! 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  121 

master   stone-cutter   and  journeymen 

it   is   to+heaven+crying ! 

taskmaster 

care    you    for   yourselves;    I    do,    what    of+my 
office  (is). 

second  journeyman 
taskmaster,    how    will    the    fortress    pray    itself 

call, 
which    we    there    build? 

taskmaster 
Keep   Uri    shall   it   be+called! 

Master   Mason   and   Workmen 
Shame,  shame  upon  you  —  shame !      It  cries  to 
heaven  ! 

Taskmaster 

Attend   your   own   affairs.      I   know   what  I've 

to  do. 

Second   Workman 
Pray,     master,    what's     the     name     that     they 

will   give 
This   castle,    when    it's    built? 

N     Taskmaster 

THE   KEEP  OF  URI  ! 


122  'vilhelm     'tel  1:3 

den      untaR       'di:zas       'jox      viRt       man       019 
'boijan. 

gv'zeldn 
'tsviq    'U:R!:  ! 

'fno:nfo:xt 
'nu:n,   vas   '(Jipt   s  da'bai    tsu  'laxan  ? 

'tsvaiton   gtfzel 
mit    'di:zam    'hoislain    volt    IR    'u:Ri:    ' 


las  'se:n,  vi  'fi:l  man  'ZO^OR  'maulvuRfshaufan 
mus     ybaR'nandaR     'zetsan,      bis      am      ' 


Denn      unter    dieses    Joch     wird     man     euch 
beugen. 

Oesellen 
Zwing   Uri  ! 

FroJinvogt 
Nun,    was   gibt's   dabei    zu   lachen  ? 

Zweiter    Gesell 
Mit   diesem   Hauslein   wollt   Ihr   Uri    zwingen? 

Erster    Gesell 

Lass  sehn,  wie  viel  man  solcher  Maulwurfshaufen 
Muss      iiber'nander      setzen,      bis      ein      Berg 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  123 

for       under       this       yoke       will       one       you 
bend. 

journeymen 
Keep   Uri ! 

taskmaster 
well,    what   gives   it   thereby    to   laugh  ? 

second  journeyman 
with     this    little+house    will    you    Uri     force  ? 

first  journeyman 

let    see,    how    many    one    of+such    mole+heaps 
must   over+one+another   set,    until   a   mountain 

For       by       it       we       shall       keep      you      in 
subjection. 

Workmen 
The   Keep   of   Uri? 

Taskmaster 
Well,   why   laugh    at   that? 

Second   Workman 
So   you'll    keep    Uri    with    this   paltry    pile ! 

First    Workman 

How    many    m'olehills   such    as   that  must  first 
Be    placed   above    each    other,    ere    you    make 


124  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

dRQus    'viRt,    vi    deR    ga'Rirjsta    mm    in    'u:Ri:  ! 
('fEo:nfo:xt    'ge:t    na:x    dam    'hmtaKgRunt) 

'maistdR   'ftammets 

dan   'hamaR   'V£R£   IQ   in   dan    'ti:fstan   'ze:, 
deR     mi:R     ga'dimt    bai    'di:zam    'f  lu:xgaboide  ! 

('tel    unt    'Jtaufaxan    'koman) 

'ftaufaxdR 
'o:,   'het   19   'ni:    ga'letpt,    um    'das    tsu    '^auan  ! 

'tel 

'hi:R      'ist       11191       'gu:t       zain.         'last       uns 
gem. 


Draus    wird,    wie    der    geringste    nur    in    Uri! 
(Frohnvogt    geht    nach    dem    Hintergrund) 

Meister   Steinmetz 

Den  Hammer  werf  ich  in  den  tiefsten  See, 
Der    mir    gedient    bei    diesem     Fluchgebaude  ! 

(Tell    und    Stauffacher    kommen) 

Stauffacher 
0,   hatt'    ich    nie   gelebt,    um   das    zu    schauen  ! 

Tell 

Hier      ist      nicht      gut      sein.          Lasst      uns 
weiter   gehn. 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  125 

of+it   becomes,  like  the  least+one  only   in   Uri ! 
(taskmaster    goes    toward    the    background) 

master   stone-cutter 

the    hammer   throw   I   in    the   deepest   lake, 
which  me  served+(has)  at  this  curse+building ! 

(Tell    and    Stauffacher    come) 

Stauffacher 
o,  had   I   never   lived,  in+order   this  to  behold ! 

Tell 

here       it+is       not       good       to+be.          let      us 
farther     go. 

A   mountain   equal   to    the   least   in    Uri  ? 
(Taskmaster    goes    to    the    rear) 

Master   Mason 

I'll    hurl  the    mallet   in    the    deepest   lake, 
That   served   my    hand   on   this    accursed    pile. 

(Enter    Tell    and    Stauffacher) 

Stauffacher 
0,    that   I    had    not   lived    to    see   this  sight ! 

Tell 

Here      'tis      not      good      to      be.        Let      us 
proceed. 


126  'vilhelra    'tel  1:3 

'ftaufaxdR 
'bin   '19   tsu   'urm:,    in   daR   'fRdihcnt   'lant? 

'maistoR   'ftammets 

o    'hen,    ven    IK    di    "kelan    'eRst    ga'zem 
'un'taR   dan    'triiman  !      'ja,    ven    xdi:    ba'vomt, 
'de:R     'viRt     don     'ham 


'ftaufaxdR 
xo:    'got! 

'ftammets 

'ze:t   'di:za  'flankan,   'dirzo   'JtR 
'di:    '$te:n,    vi    fyR    di    'etviQkait    ga'baut! 

Stauffacher 
Bin    ich    zu    Uri,    in    der    Freiheit    Land? 

Meister    Steinmetz 

0   Herr,    wenn    Ihr   die    Keller   erst   gesehn 
Unter    den    Tlirmen  !      Ja,    wer    die    bewohnt, 
Der     wird     den     Halm     nicht     fiirder    kriihen 
hOren. 

Stauffacher 
0    Gott! 

Steinmetz 

Seht   diese    Flanken,   diese    Strebepfeiler, 
Die    stehn,    wie    fiir   die   Ewigkeit   gebaut  ! 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  127 

Stauffacher 
am     I     in    Uri,     in     the     freedom's     land? 

master   stone-cutter 

o   sir,   if   you   the   cellars   only  (had+)seen 
under   the   towers!      yes,   who   those    occupies, 
he       will      the       cock       not       further       crow 
hear. 

Stauffacher 
o   God! 

stone-cutter 

see     these     flanks,     these     buttresses, 
they    stand,   as   for   the   eternity   built ! 

Stauffacher 
Am    I   in   Uri,    in   the   land   of   freedom? 

Master   Mason 

0,    sir,   if   you   could   only    see    the    vaults 
Beneath   these  towers.     The  man  that  tenants 

them 
Will   never   hear   the   cock   crow   more. 

Stauffacher 

0   God! 

Mason 

jfc 

Look   at   these    ramparts   and    these   buttresses, 
That  seem  as  they  were  built  to  last  for  ever. 


128  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'tel 

vas   'henda   'bautan,    kenan   'henda   '^tYiitsan. 

(nax    dan    'beRJan    'tsaijaiit) 

das      'haus      daR      'fRaihait      hat      uns      'got 
ga'gRYndat. 

man      'hetRt      ama      'tRomal,      es     'koman      'loita,      di 

ainan    'hurt    auf   ainaR   'Jtarja   'tRargan ;     am    'ausRu:faR 

'fol^t         itnan,         VaibaR         unt         'kindaR         'dRiqan 

tumultu'a:RiJ     'na:x. 

'e'.nstdR   gd'zel 
vas   'vil   di   'tRomol  ?     'ge:bat   xaxt ! 

'maistdR   'ftammets 

vas    fy:R 

Tell 
Was    Hande    bauten,  konnen   Hande   stiirzen. 

(Nach    den    Bergen    zeigend) 

Das      Haus      der      Freiheit      hat      uns      Gott 
gegriindet. 

Man     hort     eine     Trommel,     es     kommen     Leute,     die 

einen    Hut    auf     einer     Stange     tragen ;     ein     Ausrufer 

folgt        ihnen,        Weiber         und        Kinder         dringen 

tumultuarisch     nach. 

Erster    Gesell 
Was  will  die  Trommel?     Gebet  acht! 

Meister   Steinmetz 

Was   fur 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  129 

Tell 
what     hands     built,     can     hands    overthrow. 

(toward    the    mountains    pointing) 
the    house    of+the     freedom     has    for+us    God 
founded. 

one      hears      a      drum,      there      come      people,      who 

a         hat         on          a         pole          carry ;          a         crier 

follows        them,        women        and        children        throng 

tumultuously      after. 

first  journeyman 
what   will    the   drum  ?     give    heed ! 

master   stone-cutter 

what   for 

Tell 
Hands  can  destroy  whatever  hands  have  rear'd. 

(Pointing    to    the    mountains) 

The      house      of      freedom      God      hath      built 
for    us. 

A       drum       is       heard.  People        enter       bearing 

a       cap       upon       a       pole,  followed      by      a      crier. 

Women        and        children  thronging        tumultuously 

after  them. 

First    Workman 
What   means   the   drum?      Give    heed! 

Mason 

Why,    here's   a   mumming 


130  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

am         'fastnaxtsauftsu:x,         unt         vas        'sol 
'hu:t? 


in    das   'kaizaRS   "natman  !     'hotRat! 

gd'zshn 

'$til   dox!     'h0:Rat! 

'ausRu:fon 

IR   xze:at   Xdi:z8n   'hutt,   "me'naR   fan   'urni:  ! 
'aufRi^tan    viRt   man   'i:n    auf   'hotaR   'zoila, 
'mi'tan     in     'altoRf,     an     dam     "hotgstan     'oRt, 
unt      'di:zas      ist      das      'lantfotxts      'vil      unt 
'mainuq  : 

Ein        Fastnachtsaufzug,        und        was        soil 
der    Hut? 

Ausrufer 
In   des   Kaisers   Namen  !     Horet  ! 

Oesellen 

Still   doch!     Horet! 

Ausrufer 

Ihr   sehet   diesen    Hut,   Manner   von    Uri  ! 
Aufrichten    wird   man    ihn  auf   hoher   Saule, 
Mitten     in     Altorf,     an     dem     hochsten     Ort, 
Und     dieses     ist     des     Landvogts     Will'     und 
Meinung  : 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  131 

a  Shrove+Tuesday+procession,  and   what  means 
the    hat? 

crier 
in    the   emperor's   name !     listen ! 

journeymen 

quiet   do  !      hear ! 

crier 

you      see      this      hat,      men      of      Uri ! 
erect      will      one      it      on      high      column, 
in+the+middle  in  Altorf,  at  the  highest  place, 
and     this     is     the     land+steward's     will     and 
intention : 

And    look,    the    cap  —  what    can    they    mean 
by    that? 

Crier 
In   the    Emperor's    name,    give    ear ! 

Workmen 

Hush  !    silence  !    hush  ! 

Crier 

Ye   men   of   Uri,   ye   do   see   this   cap ! 
It   will   be   set   upon   a   lofty   column 
In    Altorf,    in    the    market  place :    and    this 
Is     the     Lord     Governor's     good      will      and 
pleasure: 


132  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 


dam    'hint     zol     'glai^a     'etna,    vi:     im    'zelpst, 

ga'$e:n, 

man    zol    in    nut   ga'bo:gnam    'kni:    unt   nut 
enf  bl0:st8m    'haupt    fcR'eman  —  'daman    vil 
dan    7k0:ni9    di    ga'hoRzaman    eR'kenan. 
feR'falan    ist   mit    zainam   'laip    unt   'gu:t 
dam      'k0:mja,      VER      das      ga'boit      feR'axtat. 

(das      'folk      'laxt      'laut       'auf,       di       'tRomal       vmt 
ga'Ey:Kt,    zi    'ge:n 


'noias      unaR'h0:Rtas      hat      daR      'fo:xt 
'ausgazonan  !      rvi:R     nan    'hu:t 


Dem    Hut    soil   gleiche   Ehre,    wie    ihm    selbst, 

geschehn, 

Man  soil  ihn  mit  gebognem  Knie  und  mit 
Entblosstem    Haupt   verehren  —  Daran   will 
Der   Konig   die   Gehorsamen   erkennen. 
Verfallen    ist   mit   seinem   Leib    und   Gut 
Dem      Konige,      wer      das      Gebot     verachtet. 

(Das      Volk      lacht     laut      auf,      die      Trommel      wird 
gertlhrt,    sie    gehen    vortlber.) 

Erster    Gesell 

Welch      neues      Unerhortes      hat      der     Arogt 
Sich    ausgesonnen  !     Wir   'nen    Hut    verehren  ! 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  133 

to+the    hat   shall   equal    honor,   as  to+him   self, 

be+done, 

one    shall    it    with    bent    knee    and    with 
bared        head        honor   —   there+by       will 
the      king      the      obedient      recognize, 
forfeited   is   with   his   life   and   possessions 
to+the    king,    whoever    the    command  despises. 

(the       people       laughs       loud      up,       the       drum       is 
beaten,     they     pass     by.) 

first  journeyman 

what   new   un+heard+of+thing  has   the   steward 
for+himself     thought+out !      we    a    hat    honor ! 

The       cap       shall       have       like       honor       as 

himself, 

And   all   shall   reverence  it  with   bended  knee, 
And  head  uncovered;   thus  the  king  will  know 
Who   are   his   true   and   loyal   subjects   here ; 
His   life    and   goods   are    forfeit   to    the    crown, 
That   shall   refuse   obedience    to   the   order. 

(The     people    burst    out    into     laughter.       The     drum 
beats,    and    the    procession    passes    on.) 

First   Workman 

A   strange  device    to   fall   upon,   indeed ! 
Do    reverence    to   a   cap !     A   pretty   farce ! 


134  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'za:xt!       'hat        man        'je:       fert'noinan       fon 


'maistdR   'ftammets 

'vi:R   'unzR8   'kni:e   'boijon    ainam   'hu:t! 
'tRaipt  'ER    zain  '§pi:l    nut  'eBnsthaft   ' 
'loitan  ? 


've:R      s      xnox     di      'kaizeRliga      'kRo:n  !       'zo: 
'ist    s 

'hu:t     fon    '0:st8Rai9;     19    'za:     in    'harjan 
dam       'tRo:n,       vo       man       di      xle:8n 
'giptl 

Sagt!         Hat       man       je       vernommen       von 
dergleichen  ? 

Meister   Steinmetz 

Wir   unsre   Kniee    beugen   cinem   Hut! 
Treibt    er    sein    Spiel    mit    ernsthaft   wiird'gen 
Leuten  ? 

Erster    Gesell 
War's      noch      die      kaiserliche      Kron'  !        So 

ist's 

Der  Hut  von  Osterreich  ;    ich   sah   ihn   hangen 
Uber      dem      Thron,      wo      man      die      Lehen 

gibt! 


1  =  3  Wilhelm    Tell  135 

say !  has          one          ever          heard          of 

the+like  ? 

master   stone-cutter 

we       our       knees       bend       to+a       hat ! 
carries+on    he    his    sport    with    serious    worthy 
people  ? 

first  journeyman 
were   it  at+least  the   imperial  crown !      as+it+is 

is   it 

the      hat      of      Austria ;       I       saw       it      hang 
above     the      throne,      where      one     the      fiefs 

gives ! 

Heard         ever          mortal         anything         like 
this? 

Master   Mason 

Down    to  a   cap   on    bended   knee,   forsooth ! 
Rare      jesting      this      with      men      of      sober 
sense ! 

First    Workman 
Nay,      were      it      but      the      imperial      crown, 

indeed ! 

But   'tis   the    cap    of   Austria !     I've    seen   it 
Hanging    above    the    throne    in    the     hall     at 

Baden. 


136  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 


'ftainmets 

'hu:t       fon       '0:st0Rai9  !  ne:pt       'axt, 

as   ist 
am          'fal§tRik,        uns        an        '0:stRai9       tsu 


kain       'e:Ranman 
ba'kvetman. 

'maistdR   'ftainmets 
'komt,     'last     uns     mit     dan     'andaRii     'apRe:t 


(zi    'ge:n    na:x 


Meister    Steinmetz 
Der       Hut      von       Osterreich  !        Gebt      aclit, 

es    ist 
Ein        Fallstrick,        uns        an        Ostreich       zu 

verraten  ! 

Gesellen 

Kein     Ehrenmann     wird     sich     der     Schmach 
bequemen. 

Meister    Steinmetz 

Kommt,     lasst     uns    mit    den     andern     Abred 
nehmen. 

(Sie    gehen    nach    der    Tiefe) 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  137 

master   stone-cutter 
the         hat         of        Austria !  give         heed, 

it   is 
a  trap,  us  to  Austria  to 

betray ! 


journeymen 
e+man 
submit. 


no  honorable+man  will  himself   to+the   disgrace 


master   stone-cutter 

come,      let      us      with      the      others      counsel 
take. 

(they    go    toward    the    background) 

Master   Mason 
The     cap     of     Austria?        Mark     that!        A 

snare 
To      get      us      into      Austria's       power,       by 

Heaven ! 

Workmen 

No      freeborn      man       will      stoop       to      such 
disgrace. 

Master   Mason 

Come  -  -  to    our    comrades,    and    advise     with 
them ! 

(They    retire) 


138  Vilhclm    'tel  1:3 

'tel    (tsum    'JtaufaxaR) 
m     'visat      nu:n      ba'§ait.        le:pt      'vo:l,      lien 


'ftaufaxvR 

vo:     volt     IK     'hm  ?        o,     'ailt     nigt    'zo:    fon 
"danan. 

'tel 

main     'haus     ent'betKt     das     'faztaRS.         'le:bat 
'vo:!. 

'ftaufaxdn 

mi:R     ist     das     'heRts     so    'fol,    mit    019    tsu 
xRe:dan. 

Tell    (zum    Stauffacher) 

Ihr    wisset    nun    Bescheid.      Lebt    wohl,    Herr 
Werner  ! 

Stauffacher 

Wo    wollt    Ihr    bin?     0,    eilt    nicht    so    von 
dannen. 

Tell 

Mein      Haus     entbehrt     des     Vaters.        Lebet 
wohl. 

Stauffacher 

Mir     ist     das     Herz     so    voll,     mit     Euch     zu 
reden. 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  139 

Tell    (to+the    Stauffacher) 

you  know  now  how+I+feel.      fare  well,  master 
Werner ! 

Stauffacher 

where    will    you    to?     o,    hurry    not    so    from 
here. 

Tell 

my        house       lacks        the        father.  fare 

well. 

Stauffacher 

for+me    is    the    heart    so    full,    with    you    to 
speak. 

Tell    (to    Stauffacher) 

You    see    how    matters    stand.      Farewell,    my 
friend ! 

Stauffacher 

Whither       away?          Oh,       do       not       leave 
us    so. 

Tell 

They    look    for    me     at    home.       So    fare    ye 
well. 

Stauffacher 

My  heart's   so    full,   and   has   so   much    to    tell 
you. 


140  'vilhelra    'tel  1:3 

'tel 
das     '$ve:R8     'heRts     viRt     ni^t 


'ftaufaxdR 
dox       'kentan        'vtmta        uns        tsu        7ta:tan 


di      'aintsja      'ta:t      ist      'jetst      ga'dult      unt 


'ftaufaxdR 
zol    man    £RxtRa:gan,    vas   'un'laithg   ist? 

Tell 

Das    schwere    Herz    wird    nicht    durch   Worte 
leicht. 

Stauffacher 

Doch       konnten       Worte       uns       zu       Thaten 
fiihren. 

Tell 

Die      einz'ge      That     ist     jetzt     Geduld      und 
Schweigen. 

Stauffacher 
Soil   man   ertragen,    was   unleidlich   ist? 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  141 

Tell 

the   heavy    heart    becomes   not    through    words 
light. 

Stauffacher 

still          could          words         us         to         deeds 
lead. 

Tell 

the      only      deed       is       now       patience       and 
silence. 

Stauffacher 
shall   one   endure,   what   insufferable   is? 

Tell 

Words    will    not    make    a    heart    that's    heavy 
light. 

Stauffacher 

Yet      words      may      possibly      lead       on       to 
deeds. 

Tell 

All       we       can       do       is       to       endure       in 
silence. 

*^  Stauffacher 
But   shall  we   bear   what  is  not  to  be  borne? 


142  Vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'tel 
di      '§nelan      'heR§aR       zint       s,      di       'kuRts 

Re'gi:Ran. 
—  ven     ZIQ     daR     'f0:n     ER'herpt     aus     sainan 


'le$t    'man     di     'foiaR     'aus,     di     'Jifa     'zutxan 
"ai'lsnts       dan       'harfan,      unt       daR      'me^tja 

'gaist 
'ge:t       "o:na       x$a:dan       '$pu:Rlo:s       y:baR       di 

"e:Rda. 

am     'je:daR     'leiba     '^til      bai     'ZIQ     da'haim; 
dam      'fnittliQan      ga've:Rt      man      'geRn      dan 


Tell 
Die     schnellen     Herrscher      sind's,      die      kurz 

regieren. 
—    Wenn    sich    der    Fohn    erhebt    aus    seinen 

Schliinden, 

Loscht  man   die  Feuer  aus,    die  Schiffe  suchen 
Eilends      den      Hafen,       und      der      macht'ge 

Geist 
Geht       ohne       Schaden       spurlos      iiber       die 

Erde. 

Ein      jeder      lebe      still      bei      sich      daheim  ; 
Dem     Friedlichen     gewahrt     man     gern     den 

Frieden. 


1:8  Wilhelm    Tell  143 

Tell 
the     quick     rulers     are     they,     who      briefly 

rule. 
—  when  itself  the  South+wind   raises  from  its 

gorges, 

puts     one     the      fires      out,     the      ships      seek 
hastily        the        port,       and       the       powerful 

spirit 
goes      without      harm       traceless      over      the 

earth. 

one  each  let+live  quietly  by  himself  at+home ; 
to+the     peaceful     grants     one     willingly     the 

peace. 

Tell 
Impetuous        rulers         have         the         shortest 

reigns. 
When    the    fierce    Southwind    rises    from     his 

chasms, 

Men   cover   up   their   fires,   the    ships   in   haste 
Make      for      the      harbor,      and      the      mighty 

spirit 
Sweeps    o'er    the    earth,    and    leaves    no    trace 

behind. 

Let   every    man    live    quietly    at   home ; 
Peace         to         the         peaceful         rarely        is 

denied. 


144  'vilhelm   'tel  1:3 

'ftaufax9R 
'maint   'i:R? 

'tel 

di  '$lana  'JtiQt  m^t  'ungaRaitst. 
zi  've:Rdan  'entl^  'dox  fan  'zelpst  eR'mytdan, 
ven  zi  di  "landa  'Ru:i9  'blaiban  'ze:n. 

'ftaufaxdR 
vifi       'kentan       'fi:l,       ven       viR       tsu'zaman- 


'tel 
bairn      ^ifbRux      'hilft      daR      'aintsalna 


Stauffacher 
Meint   Ihr? 

Tell 

Die  Schlange  sticht  nicht  ungereizt. 
Sie  werden  endlich  doch  von  selbst  ermiiden, 
Wenn  sie  die  Lande  ruhig  bleiben  selm. 

Stauffacher 

Wir     konnten      viel,     wenn     wir      zusammen- 
stiinden. 

Tell 

Beim     Schiffbruch      hilft     der     einzelne      sich 
leichter. 


1:8  Wilhelm    Tell  145 

Stauffacher 
think    you? 

Tell 

the  serpent  bites  not  unprovoked, 
they  will  finally  surely  of  themselves  get+tired, 
when  they  the  lands  quiet  remain  see. 

Stauffacher 

we     could+do     much,     if    we     together+would+ 
stand. 

Tell 

at-fthe   shipwreck   helps  the   single+one  himself 
easier. 

Stauffacher 
And    is   it   thus   you    view   our    grievances? 

Tell 

The  serpent  stings  not,  till  it  is  provoked. 
Let    them    alone ;    they'll    surely    weary   of   it 
As   soon's   they  see  we   are   not  to  be   roused.- 

Stauffacher 

Much    might    be    done  —  did    we    stand    fast 
together. 

Tell 

When   the   ship  founders,  he  will  best  escape, 
Who   seeks   no   other's   safety    but   his   own. 


146  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'ftaufaxdR 
'zo:    'kalt    feR'last    IK    di    ga'mama    'zaxa? 

'tel 
am  'jerdaR  'tse:lt  RUR  'zigaR    auf    zi§  'zelpst. 

'ftaufaxdR 
feR'bundan    've:Rdan    aux    di    'Jvaxon    'meQtiQ. 

'tel 
daR      'Jtcmka      ist      am       'meQtigstan      a'lain. 

'ftaufaxvn 
zo      kan      das      'fartaRlant      auf      '019      'ni^t 


Stauffacher 
So    kalt    verlasst    Ihr    die    gemeine    Sache  ? 

Tell 
Ein   jeder   zahlt   nur    sicher   auf   sich   selbst. 

Stauffacher 
Verbunden  werden  auch  die  Schwachen  machtig. 

Tell 
Der      Starke      ist      am      machtigsten      allein. 

Stauffacher 

So     kann     das     Vaterland     auf     Euch     nicht 
zahlen, 


1  =  3  Wilhelra    Tell  147 

Stauffacher 
so  coldly   abandon  you  the  common   cause? 

Tell 
one   every   counts   only    surely   on   him    self. 

Stauffacher 
united     become     also     the      weak      powerful. 

Tell 
the  strong+one  is  at+the  most+powerful  alone. 

Stauffacher 

then      can      the      fatherland      on      you      not 
count, 

Stauffacher 
And   you  desert  the  common  cause   so  coldly? 

Tell 
A   man   can    safely   count   but   on  himself! 

Stauffacher 
Yes,    but   united   e'en   the   weak   grow    strong. 

Tell 
And   yet   the  strong   is  strongest   when   alone. 

Stauffacher 

Your      country,      then,      cannot      depend      on 
you, 


148  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

ven        es        feR'tsvaiflunsfol        tsuR       'no:tve:R 

'fJROlft? 

'tzl    ('gipt    im    di    'hant) 
dan     'tel     'ho:lt     'am      feRxlo:Rnas     'lam      fom 

'apgRunt, 

unt     'zolta     zaman     'fRomdan      zic,      en'tsican? 
dox,     'vas     IR     'tu:t,     last     '11119     aus      oiRam 


15     xkan     ni9t     'laqa     'pRy:fan     or 
ba'drRft   IR   'mainaR   tsu   ba'^timtaR   xta:t, 
'dan  7Ru:ft  dan  'tel,  as  sol  an  'mi:R  ni^t  'fe:lan. 

('ge:n      'ap     tsu     feR'Ji:dnan     'zaitan.       am     'pl8tsli9aE 
'auflauf    ent'Jtett    um    das 


Wenn      es      verzweiflungsvoll      zur      Notwehr 

greift? 

Tell    (gibt    ihm    die    Hand) 
Der     Tell     holt     ein     verlornes     Lamm     vom 

Abgrund, 

Und    sollte    seinen    Freunden    sich    entziehen? 
Doch,    was    ihr    thut,    lasst    mich    aus    eurem 

Rat, 

Ich    kann    nicht    lange    priifen    oder    wahlen  ; 
Bediirft   ihr   meiner   zu    bestimmter    That, 
Dann  ruft  den  Tell,  es  soil  an  mir  nicht  fehlen. 

(Gehen    ab  zu   verschiedenen    Seiten.       Ein    plotzlicher 
Auflauf    entsteht    um    das    Gertlste.) 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  149 

if         it         in+despair         to+the         self-defence 

grasps  ? 

Tell    (gives    him    the    hand) 
the      Tell     fetches     a     lost      lamb      from+the 

abyss, 

and  should  from+his  friends  himself  with+draw? 
yet,  whatever   you    do,    leave    me    out+of  your 

council, 

I        can        not        long        test        or        choose ; 
need      you       me       for      definite       deed, 
then  call  the  Tell,  it  shall  in  me  not  be+wanting. 

(go         off         at         different        sides.  a         sudden 

tumult      arises      about     the      staging.) 


If       in       despair       she       rise       against       her 

foes? 

Tell    (giving    him    his    hand) 
The   sheep   that's   lost,    Tell    rescues    from    the 

cleft ; 

Is   he   the   man,    then,    to    desert    his    friends? 
Yet,     whatsoe'er     you     do,     spare     me     from 

council ! 

I   was   not   born    to    ponder   and    select; 
But   when    your   course   of   action    is    resolved, 
Then  call  on  TelJ ;  you  shall  not  find  him  wanting. 

(Exeunt      severally.         A      sudden      tumult      is      heard 
about    the    scaffolding.) 


150  Vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

'maist9R   'ftammets    ('ailt   Tim) 
vas   'gipt   s? 

'e:nst9R    gv'zel    ('komt   'fors,    'uurfant) 
dan    '$i:faRdekaR    ist    fom    'dax    ga'JtYRtst. 
('besta:    'JtYEtst    he'Kain.       ge'folja.) 

'benta: 

ist   ER   tseR'$mEt8Rt  ?      'Renat ;    'Retot,   'helf t  — 

ven    'hilfa    '1110:9119,    'Retat,    'hi:R    ist    'golt  — 

(ViEft    IE    ga'Jmaida    untou    das    'folk) 

'maist9K 

mit        'oiRem         'golda    —   'alas         ist        019 
'fail 

Meister    Steinmetz    (eilt   bin) 
Was   gibt's? 

Erster    Gesell    (koramt    vor,    rufend) 
Der  Schieferdecker  ist  vom   Dach   gestiirzt. 
(Bertha    sttlrzt    herein.        Gefolge.) 

Bertha 

Ist  er  zerschmettert ?    Rennet;   rettet,   helft  — 

Wenn    Hilfe    moglich,    rettet,  hier  ist  Gold  — 

(Wirft    ihr    Geschraeide    unter    das    Volk) 

Meister 

Mit       eurem       Golde    —    Alles        ist        euch 
feil 


1:3  Wilhelm    Tell  151 

master    stone+cutter    (hurries    thither) 
what   gives   it  ? 

first  journeyman  (comes  forward,  calling) 
the       slater       is       from+the       roof      fallen. 
(Bertha    rushes    in.       followers.) 

Bertha 

is   he   dashed+to+pieces?     run;    rescue,    help  — 

if     help     possible,     rescue,     here     is     gold  — 

(throws    her    jewelry    among    the    people) 

master 

with     your     gold  —  everything     is      for+you 
to+be+had 

Mason    (running    in) 
What's    wrong  ? 

First    Workman    (running    forward) 

The    slater's   fallen   from   the    roof. 
(Bertha    rushes    in.       Followers.) 

Bertha 

Oh,  is  he  crushed?  Oh,  run  and  save  him,  help  him! 

If   not   too   late,   do   save   him !     Here   is  gold. 

(Throws    her    jewelry    among    the    people) 

Mason 

Hence     with     your     gold,  —  your     universal 
charm, 


152  'vilhelm    'tel  1:3 

um  'golt  ;    ven  IK  dan  'fa:taR  fon  dan  'kmdaRn 
ga'Risan    unt   dan   "man    fon    zainam   'vaiba 
unt   'jainaR  ha:pt  ga'bRaxt  'y:'baR  di  'velt, 
'denkt  'i:R  s  mit  'golda  tsu   feR'gy:tan  —  'ge:t  ! 
V!R   'va:Ran    'fROta   'men§an,   'e:   'i:R   7ka:mt  ; 
mit   '019   ist   di   feR'tsvaiflurj   'aingatsotgan. 


(tsu    dam    'fEo:nfo:xt,    deR    tsu'Kvkkomt) 
'le:pt   XER? 

('fEo:nfo:xt    'gipt    am    'tsai^an    das    'ge:jantails) 

xo   'unglrkzetljas   '^los,    mit   "fly:gan 
eR'baut,     unt    'fly^a    xve:Rdan    dig     ba'vo:nan  ! 

('ge:t    'ap) 

Um  Gold  ;  wenn  ihr  den  Vater  von  den  Kindern 
Gerissen  imd  den  Mann  von   seinem  Weibe 
Und   Jammer  habt  gebracht  iiber  die  Welt, 
Denkt   ihr's  mit  Golde   zu   vergiiten  —  Geht! 
Wir   waren   frohe   Menschen,  eh   ihr   kamt; 
Mit   euch   ist   die    Verzweiflung   eingezogen. 

Bertha    (zu    dem    Frohnvogt,    der    zurtlckkommt) 
Lebt   er? 

(Frohnvogt    gibt    ein    Zeichen    des    Gegenteils) 

0   unglucksel'ges   Schloss,   mit   Fliichen 
Erbaut,    imd    Fliiche    werden    dich    bewohnen  ! 

(Geht  ab) 


1=3  Wilhelm    Tell  153 

for  gold ;    if  you  the  father  from   the   children 
torn+(have)  and   the   husband  from   his  wife 
and   sorrow    have    brought   over   the    world, 
think   you   it   with    gold   to   compensate  —  go! 
we   were    happy   people,    before   you   came; 
with     you     is     the     despair     entered. 

Bertha    (to    the    taskmaster,    who    returns) 
lives   he  ? 

(taskmaster    gives    a    sign    of+the    contrary) 

o     unhappy     castle,     with     curses 
built,       and        curses       will       you       inhabit ! 

(goes    off) 

And  remedy  for  ill !  When  you  have  torn 
Fathers  from  children,  husbands  from  their  wives, 
And  scattered  woe  and  wail  throughout  the  land, 
You  think  with  gold  to  compensate  for  all. 
Hence !  Till  we  saw  you,  we  were  happy  men ; 
With  you  came  misery  and  dark  despair. 

Bertha    (to    the    taskmaster,    who    has    returned) 
Alive  ? 

(Taskmaster    shakes    his    head) 

Ill-fated    towers,   with    curses   built, 
And    doomed    with    curses   to    be    tenanted ! 

(Exit) 


154  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'fi:Rta   'stserna 
'valtaR    'fvRsts    'vo:nurj 

'valtaR     'fvRSt      unt     'annolt      fom     'mel^tatl      'tKe:t9n 
tsu'glaig    'am    fon    feR'Jirdnan    'zaitan. 


heR   " 


ven    man    uns   ybaRRa^ta 
"blaipt,    'vo    IR    'zait.      V!R    zint    um'Riqt    fon 


'melqtad 
'bRint     'i:R      miR      'nigts      fon      'untaRvaldan? 


4.   Szene 

Walther    Fttrsts    Wohnung 

Walther     Fllrst     und    Arnold     vom     Melchthal     treten 
zugleich    ein    von    verschiedenen    Seiten. 

Melchthal 
Herr   Walther   Fiirst  — 

Walther   Fiirst 

Wenn  man  uns  uberraschte  ! 
Bleibt,   wo   Ihr    seid.      Wir   sind   umringt   von 

Spahern. 

Melchthal 

Bringt     Ihr     mir     nichts     von     Unterwalden? 
nichts 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  155 

fourth    scene 
Walther    Ftlrst's    dwelling 

Walther     Ftlrst     and     Arnold      vom      Melchthal      step 
at+the+same+time    in    from    different    sides. 

Melchthal 
master  Walther   Fiirst  — 

Walther   Furst 

if       one       us       surprised ! 
stay,  where  you    are.      we   are  surrounded   by 

spies. 

Melchthal 

bring    you    me     nothing    from    Unterwalden? 
nothing 

Scene   4 
The   House    of  Walther    Ftlrst 

Walther     Ftlrst     and     Arnold     vom     Melchthal     enter 
simultaneously    at    different    sides. 

Melchthal 
Good   Walther   Fiirst 

Walther   Fiirst 

If   we   should   be  surprised! 
Stay    where    you    are.      We    are    beset    with 

spies. 

Melchthal 

^L 

Have       you       no       news       for        me       from 
Unterwald  ? 


156  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


fon      mainam     'fa:taR?       niQt     8R'tRa:x     19     s 

'lerjaR, 

als    am    ga'farjnaR   'mytsig   'hi:R   tsu   'li:jan. 
vas     'ha:b      19     den      zo     '§tRe:fli9as      ga'tam, 
um        11119        glai9        ainam        'meRdaR        tsu 

feR'beRJan  ? 

dam     'fR89an     'bu:ban,     deR     di     'oksan     mi:R, 
das   /tRefli9sta   ga'Jpan,   £OR   'maman   'augan 
7ve9  xvolta   'tRaiban    auf   das   'fo:xts   ga'hais, 
ha:b       19       dan       'finaR       mit       dam       x§ta:p 

ga'bROxan. 

'valtdR   'fvnst 
iR    zait   tsu   'Ra^.       daR  xbu:ba  VOR  das  'fo:xts; 

Von     meinem     Vater?       Nicht     ertrag'     ich's 

langer, 

Als   ein  Gefangner   miissig   hier   zu   liegen. 
Was     hab'    ich     denn     so    Strafliches    gethan, 
Um       mich        gleich       einem        Morder        zu 

verbergen  ? 

Dem     frechen     Buben,     der    die     Ochsen     mir, 
Das    trefflichste    Gespann,    vor    meinen   Augen 
Weg   wollte    treiben   auf   des   Vogts   Geheiss, 
Hab'       ich      den      Finger      mit      dem      Stab 

gebrochen. 

Walther   Furst 
Ihr  seid   zu   rasch.     Der  Bube   war  des  Vogts; 


1:4  Wilhelra    Tell  157 

from       my       father  ?         not       endure       I       it 

longer, 

as     a      prisoner      inactive      here      to      lie. 
what  have  I  pray  so  punishable+a+thing  done, 
that+I+should+have     me    like    a    murderer    to 

conceal  ? 

for+the    bold    fellow,    who    the   oxen  from+me, 
the        best        span,        before        my        eyes 
away    would   drive    on    the    steward's   order, 
have       I       the       finger       with       the       staff 

broken. 

Walther   Filrst 
you  are  too  rash,     the  boy  was  the  steward's; 

What      of      my      father?      'Tis      not      to      be 

borne, 

Thus   to    be   pent   up   like   a   felon   here ! 
What   have   I   done   of   such    a  heinous  stamp, 
To        skulk        and        hide        me        like        a 

murderer  ? 

I   only    laid   my    staff   across   his   fingers 
When   that  pert   varlet,  right  before  my  eyes, 
Presumed,   on   order   of   the   governor, 
To      drive      away      my      handsome      team     of 

oxen. 

^ 

Walther    Filrst 
You   are    too    rash    by   far.      He   did    no   more 


158  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

fon    oiRaR   'o:bRi9kait   VQR   ER   ga'zEndat. 

IR        vcmt        in       '$tRa:f       ga'falan,        'mustat 

019, 
vi     '$ve:R      zi      'VQ:R,      daR      'bu:sa      'Jvaijant 

'fy:jan. 


£R'tRa:g8n   'zolt   19  di   'laiQt'feRtja   'Retda 

das    "unfeK^ermton  :      »  ven    daR    'bauaR    'bRO:t 

volt     'esan,      m0:g  ER     'zelpst     am      'pflvuga 

tsim  !  « 

in    di    'ze:la    'Jnit  miR    s,    als    daR    xbu:p    di 

'oksan, 

di     '50:nan    xti:Ra,  fon     dam     'pflutga    " 


Von   Eurer   Obrigkeit   war   er   gesendet. 

Ihr       wart       in       Straf       gefallen,       musstet 

Euch, 
Wie    schwer    sie    war,    der    Busse    schweigend 

fiigen. 

Melchthal 

Ertragen   sollt'   ich   die   leichtfert'ge   Rede 
Des   Unverschamten  :     ,,Wenn   der   Bauer   Brot 
Wollt'     essen,     mog'     er     selbst     am     Pfluge 

ziehn  !" 
In    die    Seele    schnitt    mir's,    als    der   Bub   die 

Ochsen, 
Die    schiinen    Tiere,    von    dem    Pfluge    spannte; 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  159 

by     your     magistrate      was     he      sent. 

you       were       into       penalty       fallen,       had+to 

yourself, 
however    heavy    it    was,    to+the    fine    silently 

submit. 

Melchthal 

endure      should      I      the      airy      talk 
of + the    impudent+one :     »if    the    peasant    bread 
would    eat,     might    he     himself     at+the     plow 

draw ! « 
into    the    soul    cut    me    it,    as    the    boy    the 

oxen, 
the    fine    beasts,    from    the    plow    unhitched ; 

Than    what   the   governor   had   ordered  him. 
You    had    transgress'd,    and     therefore     should 

have    paid 
The          penalty,          however          hard,          in 

silence. 

Melchthal 

Was   I   to    brook   the    fellow's   airy   talk? 
He  said :    "if  peasants  must  have  bread  to  eat, 
Why,     let     them     go     and     draw     the     plow 

themselves!" 
It        cut         me         to         the         very         soul 

to     see 
My  oxen,  handsome  creatures,  when  the  knave 


160                                  'vilhelm  'tel  1:4 

'dumf         'bRvltan         zi,  als  'hetan         zi 
g#fy:l 

daR       'ungaby:R,        unt  '§ti:san  mit       dari 


da:      yben'ncum      miQ      dan      ga'Regta      'tsoRn, 
unt      mainaR      'zelpst      nigt      'heR,      '$lu:x     '19 
den   'bortan. 


xo:,   'kaum    ba'tsvinan    'vi:R    das    'aijna    'heRts; 
vi          'zol  di          'Raja          'ju:gant          zig 

ba'tsetman  ! 


'jamaRt   'nu:R   daR   'fa:taR  —  ER   ba'daRf 


Dumpf        briillten        sie,        als        hiitten        sie 

Gefiihl 
Der       Ungebiihr,       und       stiessen       mit      den 

Hornern  ; 

Da     iibernahm      mich      der      gerechte      Zorn, 
Und    meiner    selbst    nicht    Herr,     schlug    ich 

den   Bo  ten. 

Walther   Furst 

0,    kaum     bezwingen     wir     das     eigne    Herz; 
Wie        soil        die         rasche        Jugend         sich 

bezahmen  ! 

Melchthal 
Mich    jammert    nur   der  Vater  —  Er   bedarf 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell 

low        bellowed         they,        as        had        they 

sense 
of+the        wrong,        and        thrust        with       the 

horns ; 

then   over+came   me   the   righteous  indignation, 
and      of+me      self      not      master,      struck      I 

the   messenger. 

Walther   Filrst 

o,      scarcely      control      we      the      own      heart; 
how         shall        the         rash         youth        itself 

tame ! 

Melchthal 
me    pities    only     the     father  —  he     needs 

Unyoked    them    from    the    plow.      As    though 

they   felt 
The  wrong,  they  lowed  and   butted  with  their 

horns. 

On   this   I   could   contain    myself   no   longer, 
And,      overcome      by      passion,      struck      him 

down. 

Walther   Filrst 

0,  we  old  men  can  scarce   command  ourselves! 
And   can   we    wonder   youth    should    break    its 

bounds ! 

^      Melchthal 
I'm   only   sorry   for   my   father's   sake. 


162  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

zo     'ZC:R     daR     'pfle:ja,     unt     zain     'zo:n     ist 


daR      'fo:xt       ist       i:m  ga'hesig,       vail       8R 

'$te:ts 

fyR  'REQt   unt   'fRaihait  'Re:tlig   hat   ga'^tRitan. 

dRum        've:Rdan        zi  dan        'altan        'man 


unt     'ni:mant     ist,      deR      i:n      £OR     "unglimf 

'^Ytsa. 
—  'vetR'da     mit     mi:R,      vas     'vil,      19      'mus 


niiR     unt     'fast     019     in     ga'dult, 


So     sehr     der     Pflege,     und     sein     Sohn     ist 

fern. 
Der     Vogt      ist      ihm       gehiissig,      weil      er 

stets 

Fiir  Kecht  und  Freiheit  redlich  hat  gestritten. 
Drum        werden        sie        den        alten        Mann 

bedrangen, 
Und     niemand     ist,     der     ihn     vor     Unglimpf 

schiitze. 
—     Werde     mit     mir,     was     will,     ich     muss 

hiniiber. 

Walther   Furst 
Erwartet    nur    und    fasst    Euch    in    Geduld, 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  168 

so       much       the       care,      and      his      son      is 

afar, 
the    steward     is    to+him     hostile,     because    he 

always 

for    right    and    freedom    honestly    has    fought, 
therefore        will        they        the        old        man 

oppress, 
and      none      is,      who      him      from      outrage 

could+protect. 
—  become     with     me,     what     will,     I     must 

over+there. 

Waltker   Furst 
wait   only   and   control   yourself   in    patience, 

To     be     away     from      him,     who      needs     so 

much 

My  fostering  care !    The  governor  dislikes  him, 
Because   he   has,   whene'er   occasion   served, 
Stood    stoutly   up    for   right   and   liberty. 
They     will     be     hard     upon     the     poor     old 

man, 
And     there     is     none     to     shield     him     from 

abuse. 
Come     what     come    may,    I    must    go    home 

again. 

'  Walther   Furst 
Compose   yourself,   and  wait   in    patience   till 


164  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

bis      'narxRi^t      uns       he'RyrbaR      'komt      fom 

'valda. 
—  19      'h0:R8      'klopfan,      'cje:t  —  fi'lai^t      am 

'bo:te 
fom       'lantfo:xt  —  '<je:t       hi'nam  —  IR       zait 

in    'u:Ri: 

niqt   'zi98R   foR   das   "landanbeRJaRs   'cmm, 
den      di      ti'Ranan      'RaiQan      zi9      di     'henda. 


zi   'letRan    uns,    vas   xvi:R   'turn   'zoltan. 


Bis     Nachricht     uns      heriiber     kommt     vom 

Walde. 
—    Ich    hore    klopfen,    geht   —   Vielleicht   ein 

Bote 
Vom    Landvogt    —    Geht   hinein    —    Ihr    seid 

in    Uri 

Nicht   sicher   vor   des   Landenbergers   Arm, 
Denn    die   Tyrannen    reichen    sich   die    Hande. 

Melchthal 
Sie   lehren    uns,    was   wir   thun   sollten. 

Walther   Furst 

Geht! 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  165 

till     news     to+us     over+here    comes    from+the 

forest. 
—   I        hear        knock,        go    —    perhaps        a 

messenger 
from+the     land+steward  —  go     in  —  you     are 

in    Uri 

not   safe   from   the   Landenberger's   arm, 
for  the   tyrants  extend  one+another  the  hands. 

Melchthal 
they     teach     us,     what    we    do     should. 

Walther   Fiirst 

Go! 

We        get        some         tidings         o'er         from 

Unterwald. 
Away !        away !  I        hear        a        knock ! 

Perhaps 
A       message        from        the       Viceroy !          Go 

in    there  — 

You    are    not    safe    from    Landenberger's    arm 
In   Uri,   for   these   tyrants   help   each   other. 

Melchthal 
They  teach    us   what  we  ought  to  do. 


'Walther   Fiirst 


Away ! 


'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


19    'Ru:f    019    'vi:daR,    ven    s    hi:R     'ZIQBR    ist. 

('mel9ta:l    'ge:t    lii'nain) 
daR     'unglykzelija,     19     'daRf     im     1119! 
ga'$te:an,      vas     miR      'b0:zas      '$va:nt   —   VER 

'klopft? 
zo       'oft       di       'ty:Ra       'Rau$t,       ER'vaRt       19 

'unglyk. 

att       unt       'aR9vo:n       'laujt       in       'alan 


bis         in         das         'maRsta         daR         'hoizaR 


di        "bottan        daR        ga'valt;         bait        xte:t 
as   "no:t, 

Ich   ruf   Euch   wieder,    wenn's   hier   sicher  ist. 

(Melchthal    geht    hinein) 
Der   Ungliickselige,   ich   darf   ihm   nicht 
Gestehen,    was    mir    Boses    schwaht    —    Wer 

klopft? 
So     oft     die     Thiire      rauscht,      erwart'      ich 

Ungliick. 
Verrat      und      Argwohn      lauscht      in      alien 

Ecken  ; 
Bis        in        das        Innerste        der        Hiiuser 

dringen 
Die       Boten       der       Gewalt;        bald       that' 

es     not, 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  167 

I    call    you     again,     when     it     here     safe    is. 

(Melchthal    goes    in) 

the     hapless,     I     dare     to+him     not 
confess,      what      me      bad      forebodes  —  who 

knocks  ? 
so      often       the       door       rustles,       expect      I 

mishap, 
betrayal     and    suspicion     lies+listening    in     all 

corners ; 
even     into      the      innermost      of+the      houses 

press 
the    messengers    of+the    force ;    soon    would+do 

it   need, 

I'll   call   you   when    the    coast    is    clear    again. 

(Melchthal    retires) 

Unhappy   youth !     I   dare   not   tell   him   all 
The    evil     that     my    boding     heart     predicts ! 
Who's   there  ?      The   door    ne'er    opens,    but    I 

look 

For   tidings   of   mishap.      Suspicion   lurks 
With         darkling         treachery         in        every 

nook. 
Even   to   our    inmost    rooms    they    force    their 

way, 
These   myrmidons    of    power ;    and    soon    we'll 

need 


168  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

vin       'hetan       'Jlos       unt       'Ri:jal       an       dan 
'ty:Ran. 

(OK     'efnat     unt    'tRit    eR'Jtaunt    tsu'Rvk,    da    VeRnaR 
'JtaufaxaR    he'RamtRit. ) 

vas    'se:    19  ?      'i:R,    heR    'veRnaR !      'nu:n,    bai 

'got! 

am   'veRtaR,   'toiRaR   'gast  —  kain   "besRaR  man 
ist     y:baR     dirza     'Jvela     nox     ga'ganan. 
zait   'ho:x    viFkoman    untaR  "mainam   'dax ! 
vas    "fytRt    019    xhe:R?       vas     'zu:xt     IR     'hi:R 

in   'U:R!:? 

'ftaufaxdR    (i:m    di    'hant    'Raigant) 
di   'altan   'tsaitan    unt   di   'alta   'Jvaits. 

Wir     hiitten     Schloss     und     Riegel     an     den 
Thiiren. 

(Er     offnet     und     tritt     erstaunt    zuriick,    da    Werner 
Stauf f acher    hereintritt. ) 

Was   seh'    ich  ?     Ihr,  Herr  Werner !     Nun,  bei 

Gott! 

Ein  werter,  teurer  Gast  —  kein  bessrer  Mann 
Ist   iiber   diese   Schwelle   noch    gegangen. 
Seid  hoch  willkommen  unter  meinem  Dach ! 
Was    fiihrt    Euch    her?     Was    sucht    Ihr    hier 

in   Uri? 

Stauffacher    (ihm    die    Hand    reichend) 
Die   alten   Zeiten    und  die  alte  Schweiz. 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  169 

we      should+have      lock     and      bolt      on      the 
doors. 

(he    opens    and    steps     astonished     back,     as    Werner 
Stauffacher    enters.) 

what   see    I  ?     you,    master  Werner !     now,   by 

God! 

a     worthy,     dear     guest  —  no     better     man 
is      over      this      threshold      yet     gone, 
be     highly     welcome      under     my      roof ! 
what   brings   you   here?     what  seek  you   here 

in    Uri? 

Stauffacher    (to+him    the    hand    extending) 
the   old   times   and   the   old   Switzerland. 

To      fasten       bolts      and       bars      upon       our 
doors. 

(He     opens    the    door,     and    steps    back    in     surprise 
as   Werner    Stauffacher    enters.) 

What    do    I    see?      You,   Werner?      Now,    by 

Heaven ! 

A   valued   guest,   indeed.      No   man   e'er   set 
His  foot  across    this    threshold,   more    esteem'd. 
Welcome!   thrice  welcome!  Werner,  to  my  roof! 
What  brings  you  here?     What  seek  you  here 

in    Uri? 

Stauffacher    ('extending    his    hand    to    Fttrst) 
The    olden    times,    the    Switzerland    of   old. 


170  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'valtdR   'fvnst 
'di:       'bRirjt       'i:R        'mit       019  —  'zi:, 

'viRt    so   'vo:l, 
'vcmm.    'ge:t    das    'heRts    miR    'auf    bai    ' 

'anbhk. 
—    'zetst          '019,  heR  'V8RH9R    —    vi: 


£RQU   xgeRtRu:t,    OIKO   "angenerma   "viRtin, 
das   'vaizan   'iibeRQS   'hotxfeR^tendja   ' 
ion      'alan      'vandRORn       aus       dam 

xlant, 
di      ybaR       xmainRa:ts       'tsel       nax      'veljlant 

xfa:R9n, 

Walther   Furst 
Die      bringt      Ihr      mit      Euch  —  Sieh,      mir 

wird    so    wohl, 
Warm    geht    das    Herz    mir    auf    bei    Eurem 

Anblick. 

Setzt      Euch,      Herr     Werner      —     Wie 

verliesset     Ihr 

Frau   Gertrud,   Eure   angenehme   Wirtin, 
Des  weisen  Ibergs  hochverstand'ge  Tochter? 
Von      alien     Wandrern     aus     dem     deutschen 

Land, 
Die     iiber     Meinrads     Zell     nach     Welschland 

fahren, 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  171 

Walther  Furst 
these    bring   you    with    you  —  behold,    for+me 

becomes   so   well, 
warm    goes    the    heart    for+me    up    at    your 

sight. 
—   seat      yourself,      master      Werner   —   how 

left   you 

mistress  Gertnid,  your  agreeable  hostess, 
the      wise      Iberg's      sagacious      daughter? 
of       all        wanderers       from       the       German 

land, 
who    by+way+of    Meinrad's   Cell    toward    Italy 

fare, 

Walther   Furst 
You    bring    them    with    you.      See    how    I'm 

rejoiced, 
My       heart       leaps       at       the       very       sight 

of    you. 
Sit     down  —  sit     down,     and     tell     me     how 

you   left 

Your  charming  wife,  fair  Gertrud?  Iberg's  child, 
And   clever   as   her   father.      Npt   a   man, 
That     wends     from     Germany,     by     Meinrad's 

Cell, 
To          Italy,         'but          praises          far          and 

wide 


172  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'Ry:mt  'jerdaR  'oiaR  'gasthc,  'haus  —  dox,  'za:xt, 
'komt  'i:R   zo'etban   'fRi$    fon   'flyialn   'hem, 
unt        'ha:pt        019        'niRJant       'zonst        nox 

'umgazem, 
e:     I:R     dan    xfu:s     ga'zetst     auf     xdi:za 

'ftaufaxdR    ('zetst   SIQ) 
vo:l          am          eR^taunli^          'noias 

ha:b    19 
ba'Raitan   xze:an,   das   miQ   niQt   e 

'valton   'fvRst 

o    'fROint,    da:    'ha:pt    IR    s    'glaig   mit   'ainam 
xbhka! 

Riihmt  jeder  Euer  gastlich  Haus  —  Doch,  sagt, 
Kommt  Ihr  soeben  frisch  von  Fliielen  her, 
Und       habt       Euch       nirgend       sonst       noch 

umgesehn, 
Eh  Ihr  den  Fuss  gesetzt  auf  diese   Schwelle? 

Stauffacher    (setzt    sich) 
Wohl         ein         erstaunlich         neues         "Werk 

hab'    ich 
Bereiten    sehen,   das   mich   nicht   erfreute. 

Walther   Fiirst 

0    Freund,    da    habt    Ihr's    gleich    mit    einem 
Blicke ! 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  173 

praises  each  your  hospitable  house  —  yet,  say, 
come   you   just   freshly   from   Fliielen   here, 
and       have       yourself       nowhere       else       yet 

looked+about, 
ere   you   the   foot  set+have   on   this  threshold? 

Stauffacher    (seats    himself) 
surely         an          astonishing         new          work 

have   I 
prepare    seen,    which    me    not    pleased. 

Walther   Furst 

0  friend,  there   have  you  it  at+once   with   one 

glance ! 

Your   house's   hospitality.      But   say, 
Have   you  come   here   direct   from   Fliielen, 
Or  have   you    stepped    in   somewhere   on    your 

way, 
Before   you   halted   at   my   door? 

Stauffacher   (sits   down) 

I   saw 
A   work   in   progress,   as   I   came    along, 

1  little   thought   to   see  —  or   cared   to   see. 

Walther   Furst 

0    friend !      you've    seen    it    all    in    that    one 
sight. 


174  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'ftaufaxvR 

am   'zolcjas   ist   in   'u:m:   'ni:   ga'vetzan  — 
zait       'menjandenkan       VQ:R       kain      'tvinho:f 

'him, 
unt    'fest    VQR   'kama   'vo:nun,    als    das   'gRa:p. 

'valtvR   'fvnst 

am    'gRa:p    daR    'fRaihait    ist    s.       in    'nent     s 
mit   'natman. 

'ftaufax9R 
heR       'valtaR       'fYRst,       19       vil       019       nigt 

feR'haltan, 
nigt     ama    'my:sja    rnoigi:R     xfy:Rt    mi9    'he:R; 


Stauffacher 

Ein    solches   ist   in   Uri    nie   gewesen  — 
Seit     Menschendenken     war     kein     Twinghof 

hier, 
Und    fest    war  keine  Wohnung,    als   das   Grab. 

Walther   Filrst 

Ein     Grab     der     Freiheit     ist's.       Ihr    nennt's 
mit   Namen. 

Stauffacher 
Herr    Walther     Fiirst,     ich     will     Euch    nicht 

verhalten, 
Nicht   eine   miiss'ge   Neugier   fiihrt    mich    her; 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  175 

Stauffacher 

a      such      is      in      Uri      never      been   — 
since      the+memory+of+men      was      no      keep 

here, 
and   locked   was   no   dwelling,    but    the    grave. 

Walther   Fiirst 

a    grave    of+the    freedom    is    it.      you   call   it 
by   name. 

Stauffacher 
master  Walther    Fiirst,    I    will    from+you    not 

withhold, 
not    a    leisurely    curiosity    leads    me    hither ; 

Stauffacher 

Such   things   in  Uri  ne'er  were  known   before. 
Never        was        prison        here         in        man's 

remembrance, 
No   habitation   locked,   except   the   grave. 

Walther   Fiirst 

You     name     it    well.       It     is     the     grave     of 
freedom. 

Stauffacher 
Friend,   Walther   Fiirst,   I   will    be    plain    with 

you. 
No   idle   curiosity    it   is, 


176  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

11119        'dRykan        '§ve:Ra        'zoRJan  —  'dRarjza:! 

ha:b    19 
tsu       'haus       feR'lasan,       'dRarjza:!      'find       19 

'hi:R. 
den       'gants      'un'laitlig       ist       s,       vas      V!R 

eR'duldan, 

unt  'di:zas  'dRaqas  ist  kain  xtsi:l  tsu  "ze:n. 
'fRdi  'va:R  daR  ^vaitsaR  fon  'utR'altaRs  he:R, 
V!R  zint  s  ga'vornt,  das  man  uns  'gu:t 

ba'gerjnat. 
am         'zolas         va:R          im          'landa          7ni: 


zo'larj     am    'hiRta    'tRi:p     auf    dirzan    ' 


Mich     driicken      schwere      Sorgen  —  Drangsal 

hab'   ich 
Zu      Haus      verlassen,      Drangsal      find'      ich 

hier. 
Denn       ganz       unleidlich       ist's,       was       wir 

erdulden, 

Und  dieses  Dranges  ist  kein  Ziel  zu  sehn. 
Frei  war  der  Schweizer  von  uralters  her, 
Wir  sind's  gewohnt,  dass  man  uns  gut 

begegnet. 
Ein         solches         war         im         Lande         nie 

erlebt, 
Solang    ein    Hirte    trieb    auf    diesen     Bergen. 


1:4  Wilhelra    Tell  177 

me          oppress          heavy          cares   —   distress 

have   I 
at          home          left,          distress          find          I 

here, 
for      quite       insufferable       is      it,      what      we 

suffer, 

and  of+this  oppression  is  no  end  to  see. 
free  was  the  Swiss  from  primitive+times  on, 
we  are  it  accustomed,  that  one  us  well 

approaches. 
a      such+thing       was       in+the       land      never 

experienced, 
so+long  a  herdsman  drove  on  these  mountains. 

That     brings     me      here,      but     heavy     cares. 

I   left 
Thraldom   at    home,    and    thraldom    meets    me 

here. 
Our    wrongs,    e'en    now,    are    more    than    we 

can   bear, 

And  who  shall  tell  us  where  they  are  to  end? 
From  eldest  time  the  Switzer  has  been  free, 
Accustom'd  only  to  the  mildest 

rule. 
Such    things    as     now    we    suffer,    ne'er    were 

known, 
Since  herdsman   first  drove  cattle  to  the  hills. 


178  'vilhelm   'tel  1:4 


'ja:,    'es    ist    'o:na    'bai$pi:l,    vi    zi    s   'tRaiban  ! 
aux    unzaR    'e:dlaR    'heR    fon    'atinhauzan, 
deR   nox   di   'altan   'tsaitan    hat   ga'zern, 
'maint  'zelbaR,  8s  sai  'niQt  me:R  tsu  ER'tRa.-gan. 


'ftaufaxdR 

aux          xdRy:ban          untaRm          'valt          'ge:t 

'^verRas     'fo:R, 
unt    'blu:ti9     viRt     s     ge'bytst  —  daR    'volfan- 


das     'kaizaRs     xfo:xt,    deR     auf     dam     " 
'hausta, 


Waltlier   Filrst 

Ja,    es    ist    ohne    Beispiel,    wie    sie's    treiben  ! 
Auch   unser   edler   Herr    von   Attinghausen, 
Der   noch   die   alten   Zeiten    hat   gesehn, 
Meint   selber,   es   sei   nicht   mehr   zu   ertragen. 

Stauffacher 

Auch         driiben         unterm         Wald         geht 

Schweres    vor, 
Und     blutig     wird's     gebusst  —  Der    Wolfen- 

schiessen, 
Des    Kaisers    Vogt,     der     auf     dem     Rossberg 

hauste, 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  179 

Walther   Furst 

yes,  it  is  without  parallel,  how  they  it   drive ! 
also     our     noble     lord     of     Attinghausen, 
who     still     the     old     times     has     seen, 
thinks    himself,    it    is    no    more    to     endure. 

Stauffacher 

also         yonder         below+the         forest         goes 

grievous+thing   on, 
and    bloody    is    it    atoned+for  —  the    Wolfen- 

schiessen, 
the   emperor's   steward,    who   on    the   Rossberg 

housed, 

Walther   Furst 

Yes,   our   oppressions   are   unparallel'd ! 
Why,  even  our  own  good  lord  of  Attinghaus, 
Who  knew  the  good  old  times,  himself  declares, 
They   are   no   longer   to   be   tamely   borne. 

Stauffacher 

In          Unterwalden          yonder          'tis          the 

same ; 
And          bloody          has          the          retribution 

been. 
The       imperial''     Seneschal,       the       Wolf  shot, 

who 


180  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

go'lystan   'tim:x    ER   na:x   feR'bottnaR   'fRuxt! 
'baum'gaRtans  'vaip,  daR  'haushelt  tsu  al'tselan, 
volt    ER     tsu    'fREQOR    'ungabyrR    mis'bRauxan, 
unt     mit     daR     'akst      hat      i:n      daR     'man 


o:,    di    ga'Rigta    rgotas    suit    g 

—  'baum'gaRtan,     'za:xt     IR  ?       am 

'man! 
£R    ist    ga'Retet    dox    unt    'vo:l    g 


"aidam    hat    in    y:baRn     xze: 


Geliisten   trug   er   nach    verbotner   Frucht! 
Baumgartens   Weib,    der   haushalt    zu  Alzellen, 
Wollt'    er   zu   frecher  Ungebiihr   missbrauchen, 
Und      mit      der      Axt      hat      ihn     der     Mann 
erschlagen. 

Walther   Furst 

0,   die   Gerichte    Gottes   sind   gerecht  ! 
—  Baumgarten,     sagt     Ihr  ?      ein     bescheidner 

Mann  ! 
Er   ist   gerettet   doch   und    wohl   geborgen? 

Stauffacher 
Euer    Eidam    hat    ihn    iibern    See    gefliichtet; 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  181 

lust    entertained    he    for    forbidden    fruit ! 
Baumgarten's    wife,    who    dwells    at    Alzellen, 
would      he      in      bold      unlawfulness      abuse, 
and     with     the     ax     has     him     the    husband 

slain. 

Walther  Furst 

o,     the     judgments     of+God     are     just ! 
—  Baumgarten,       say       you?  a       discreet 

man ! 
he    is    rescued    surely     and    well     hidden? 

Stauffacher 
your  son-in-law  has  him   over+the   lake   saved ; 

At  Rossberg  dwelt,  long'd  for  forbidden  fruit  — 
Baumgarten's   wife,    who's    living    at   Alzellen, 
He    wished   to   overcome   in    shameful   sort, 
On      which      the      husband      slew      him     with 
his   ax. 

Walther   Furst 

0,   Heaven   is   just   in   all   its   judgments  still! 
Baumgarten,      say     you?       A     most     worthy 

man. 
Has   he   escaped,   and   is   he    safely   hid? 

Stauffacher 
Your   son-in-law   conveyed    him   o'er   the    lake, 


182  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

bai       mi:R       tsu       '^tamen       'halt       19       i:n 


'nox       'gROiliQaRs        hat        mi:R 
'man 

,    vas    tsu    'zaRnan    ist    ga'§e:n  ; 
das    'heRts    mus    'je:d9m   'bi:d8Rmana    'blu:tan. 

'valtdR    'fvnst    ('aufmeRksam) 
'zarxt   'an,    vas   'ist   s? 

'ftaufaxdR 

im      'mel^ta:!,      'da:,      vo      man 
'am'tRit     bai      'keRns,     'vomt      am      ga'R89t8R 
'man, 

Bei       mir       zu       Steinen       halt'       ich        ihn 

verborgen  — 
—   Noch       Greulichers       hat       mir       derselbe 

Mann 

Berichtet,    was   zu   Sarnen   ist   geschehn; 
Das    Herz    muss    jedem    Biedermanne    bluten. 

Walther   Filrst    (aufmerksam) 
Sagt   an,    was   ist's? 

Stauffacher 

Im   Melchthal,   da,    wo   man 
Eintritt     bei     Kerns,     wohnt     ein      gerechter 
Mann, 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  183 

by        me        at        Steinen        hold        I        him 

hidden  — 
—  still  more+awful+thing  has  to+me   the+same 

man 

reported,    what   at   Sarnen   has   happened; 
the    heart    must    for+every    good+man     bleed. 

Walther    Furst    (attentively) 
speak   out,    what   is   it? 

Stauffacher 

in+the   Melchthal,   there,    where   one 
enters        by        Kerns,         dwells         a         just 
man, 

And      he      lies      hidden      in      my     house     at 

Steinen. 
He     brought     the     tidings     with     him     of     a 

thing 

That  has  been  done  at  Sarnen,  worse  than  all, 
A   thing   to   make   the   very    heart  run  blood! 

Walther    Furst    (attentively) 
Say   on!     What   is   it? 

Stauffacher 

Well,   in   Melchthal    dwells 
Just    where    you    enter     by    the     road    from 
Kerns, 


184  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


zi       'nenan       i:n       dan       'hamRiQ       fan 

'haldan, 
unt       'zaina       '$tim        gilt        vas       in       dan 

ga'mamda. 

'VdltdR     'fYRSt 

've:R    'kent    in    'mgt?       vas    'ist     s    mit    i:m? 

fo'lendat  ! 

'ftaufaxdR 

dan   'landanbeRJaR   'byrsta   'zainan   'zo:n 
um        'klainan        'ferlaRS        'vilan,        li:s        di 

'oksan, 
das      'besta      xpa:R,      i:m      aus      dam      'pflu:ga 

'Spanan  ; 

Sie      nennen      ihn     den     Heinrich     von      der 

Halden, 
Und       seine       Stimm'       gilt       was      in       der 

Gemeinde. 

Walther   Filrst 
Wer   kennt   ihn    nicht?     Was    ist's    mit    ihm? 

Vollendet  ! 

Stauffacher 

Der   Landenberger    biisste    seinen   Sohn 
Um       kleinen       Fehlers       willen,       liess       die 

Ochsen, 
Das      beste      Paar,      ihm      aus      dem      Pfluge 

spannen; 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  185 

they      call      him      the      Heinrich      von      der 

Halden, 
and      his      voice      counts     something     in     the 

community. 

Walther   Furst 
who   knows   him    not  ?     what   is  it  with   him  ? 

finish ! 

Stauffacher 

the      Landenberger     fined      his     son 
for         little         failing's         sake,         let         the 

oxen, 
the     best     pair,     for+him     out+of     the     plow 

be+unhitched ; 

An      upright     man,     named     Henry     of     the 

Halden, 
A     man     of     weight     and     influence     in     the 

land. 

Walther   Furst 
Who    knows    him    not?      But    what    of    him? 

Proceed. 

Stauffacher 

Well,    Landenberg,    to   punish    some   offence, 
Committed    by    the    old    man's   son,    it    seems, 
Had     given     command     to     take     the     youth's 

best   pair 
Of    oxen    from    his    plow ;    on    which    the    lad 


186  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

da      '§lu:x      daR      'kna:p      dan      'knegt      unt 
vimda   ' 


'fvRst    (in    'h0:98taR    'Jpanurj) 

'fa:taR      'a:baR  —  'za:xt,      vi      '$te:t      s 
um    'de:n  ? 

'ftaufax9R 

don  'fcutaR  'lest  daR  'landenbeRJaR  'foRdoRn. 
tsuR  '$tel8  ^afen  zol  8R  i:m  den  xzo:n, 
unt  da:  daR  'alta  'man  mit  'va:Rhait 


£R    'ha:ba    fon    dam   'flrQtlirj    kaina    'kunda, 
da   lest   daR   'fotxt   di    'foltaRknegta    'koman  — 

Da      schlug      der      Knab      den      Knecht      und 
wurde    fliichtig. 

Walther    Fiirst    (in    hochster    Spannung) 

Der       Vater        aber   —   sagt,        wie        steht's 
um    den  ? 

Stauffacher 

Den  Vater  lasst  der  Landenberger  fordern. 
Zur  Stelle  schaffen  soil  er  ihm  den  Sohn, 
Und  da  der  alte  Mann  mit  Wahrheit 

schwort, 

Er   habe    von   dem    Fliichtling   keine   Kunde, 
Da  lasst  der  Vogt  die  Folterknechte  kommen  — 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  187 

thereupon  struck  the  boy  the  man+servant  and 
became   fugitive. 

Walther    Furst    (in    highest    strain) 

the     father     however  —  say,    how     stands    it 
about   him  ? 

Stauffacher 

the  father  lets  the  Landenberger  be+summoned. 
on+the  spot  procure  shall  he  for+him  the  son, 
and  when  the  old  man  with  truth 

swears, 

he      has     of     the     fugitive     no      tidings, 
then   lets   the   steward   the    torturers    come  — 

Struck     down     the     messenger     and     took     to 
flight. 

Walther    Furst    (in    highest    strain) 

But      the      old      father   —  tell      me,      what 
of    him? 

Stauffacher 

Then  Landenberg   sent   for   him,  and    required 
He    should    produce    his   son    upon    the    spot ; 
And  when  the  old  man  swore,  and  swore  with 

truth, 

That    he   knew  -nothing   of   the    fugitive, 
The  tyrant  had  his  torturers  called  at  once  — 


188  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


'fvRst 

'auf      unt     'vil     in      aof      di      'andRa      ' 
'fy:R8n) 

mgts   'me:R! 

'ftaufaxdR    (mit    'Jtaijandam    'torn) 

»ist   miR   daR   'zo:n   enfgarjan, 
zo     ha:b     IQ     'dig!*  —  lest     in      tsu     'bo:den 


dan      'Jpitsjan      '\ta:\      im      in      di       'augan 
'bo:Ran  — 

'valtdR   'fvRst 
bdRm'heRtsjaR   'himal  ! 

Walther   Filrst 

(springt    auf     und     will     ihn     auf     die     andere     Seite 

ftthren) 

0,   still,   nichts   mehr! 

Stauffacher    (rait    steigendem    Ton) 

,,Ist   mir   der   Sohn    entgangen, 
So    hab'     ich    dich  !"  —  lasst    ihn     zu    Boden 

werfen, 
Den     spitz'gen     Stahl     ihm     in     die     Augen 

bohren  — 

Walther   Filrst 
Barmherz'ger   Himmel  ! 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  189 

Walther   Furst 

(springs      up      and      will      him      to      the      other      side 

lead) 

o,    still,    nothing   more ! 

Stauffacher    (with    rising    tone) 

»is   from+me   the    son   escaped, 
so     have     I     you!«  —  lets     him     to     ground 

be+thrown, 
the      pointed      steel      for+him      in      the      eyes 

be+bored  — 

Walther   Filrst 
merciful   heaven ! 

Walther   Furst 

(springs    up     and    tries    to     lead    him    to    the     other 

side) 

Oh,    hold,    no   more ! 

Stauffacher    (his    voice    rising) 

"Although  your  son   's  escaped  me, 
I    still    have    you!"  —  Then    had    them    seize 

the   man 
And      thrust      the      pointed     steel     into     his 

eyes. 

Walther   Furst 
Merciful   Heaven ! 


190  Vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'melqtad    ('JtYRtst    he'Kaus) 

in    di   'augen,   'zarxt   IR? 

'ftaufax9R 
(ER'J  taunt,    tsu    'valtaR    ' 

V8R   'ist   dan   ' 


('fast    in    mit   'kiiamfhaftaR    Tiefti9kait) 

in   di  'augan?     rRe:dat! 

'volton  'fvnst 
'o: 


Melchthal    (sttirzt    heraus) 

In   die   Augen,   sagt   Ihr? 

Stauffacher 
(erstaunt,    zu  Walther    Ftirst) 

Wer   ist   der  Jiingling? 

Melchthal 
(fasst    ihn    mit    krampfhafter    Heftigkeit) 

In   die   Augen?     Redet! 

Walther   Furst 
0   der   Bejammernswiirdige  ! 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  191 

Melchthal    (rushes   out) 

in    the   eyes,   say   you? 

Stauffacher 
(astonished,    to  Walther    Ftirst) 

who   is   the   youth? 

Melchthal 
(grasps    him    with    convulsive    vehemence) 

in   the   eyes  ?     speak ! 

Walther   Furst 
o   the   pitiable+one ! 

Melchthal    ( rushing    out) 

Into   his   eyes,    his   eyes? 

Stauffacher 
(addresses  himself  in  astonishment  to  Walther  Ftirst) 

Who   is   the   youth? 

Melchthal 
(grasping    him    convulsively) 

Into   his   eyes?     Speak,   speak! 

*  -Walther   Filrst 
The   poor,   poor   fellow ! 


192  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'ftaufaxdR 

V8R     'ist     S? 

(da    'valtaR    'fvRst    im    am    'tsaigan    'gipt) 
daR   'zo:n    ist   s  ?     'alga'ReQtaR   'got  ! 

'melqtatl 

unt  "19 

mus   'feRna    zain  !  —  in    zaina  'baidan   'augan  ? 

'valtdR   'fvRst 
019  !       eR'tRCirxt    as,    vi    am    'man  ! 


um      'mainaR      'Suit,      um      'mamas      'fRerfals 
'vilan  ! 

Stauffacher 

Wer   ist's? 

(Da  Walther    Ftirst    ihm    ein    Zeichen    gibt) 
Der  Sohn   ist's?     Allgerechter   Gott! 

Melchthal 

Und   ich 

Muss    feme    sein  !  —  In   seine   beiden   Augen  ? 

Walther   Furst 
Bezwinget  Euch  !     Ertragt  es,  wie   ein  Mann  ! 

Melchthal 

Um      meiner      Schuld,      um      meines      Frevels 
willen  ! 


1=4  Wilhelm    Tell  193 

Stauffacher 

who   is   it  ? 

(as   Walther    Ftirst    to+him    a    sign    gives) 
the     son     is     it  ?      all+just     God ! 

Melchthal 

and   I 

must      distant      be !  —  in      his      both      eyes  ? 

Walther   Filrst 
control    yourself !       endure    it,     like    a    man ! 

Melchthal 

for        my         fault's,         for        my         offence' 
sake ! 

Stauffacher 

Pray,   who   is   this   man? 
(Stauffacher    makes    a    sign    to    him) 
It   is   his   son !     0,    righteous   heaven ! 

Melchthal 

And   I 

Must  be  away !      What !    into    both   his   eyes  ? 

Walther   Furst 
Be   calm,    be   calm ;    and    bear   it   like  a  man ! 

Melchthal 

And     all     for     me  —  for     my     mad     wilful 
folly ! 


194  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

—  'blmt     'alzo  !       'vraklig     'blmt     unt     'gants 

ga'bkndat? 

'ftaufaxdR 

ig  'za:xt  s.    daR  'kvel  das  'se:ns  ist  'ausgaflosan, 
das    "li^t    daR    'zona   '§aut   BR    'ni:ma:ls   'vi:daR. 

'valtvR   'fvnst 
'Jomt  'zaines  'JmeRtsans! 

'melqtad 

xni:ma:ls  !     ^1:0(10:18   xvi:d8R  ! 


(aB     'dRYkt     di     Tiant     £OR     di     'augan     unt     'Jvai9t 

ttinijo     mo'menta  ;      dan     'vendat     GR     zig     fon      dam 

'ainan    tsu   dam   'andaRn    unt   'JpRi9t   mit    'zanftaR,    fon 

'tReman    CR'JtiktaR    'Jtiraa:) 


—  Blind    also  !      Wirklich     blind     und      ganz 

geblendet  ? 

Stauffaeher 

Ich  sagt's.    Der  Quell  des  Sehns  ist  ausgeflossen, 
Das  Licht  der  Sonne  schaut  er  niemals  wieder. 

Walther   Filrst 
Schont   seines   Schmerzens  ! 

Melchthal 
Niemals  !    niemals   wieder  ! 

(Er    drtickt    die    Hand    vor    die    Augen    und    schweigt 

einige    Momente  ;      dann     wendet     er     sich     von     dem 

einen    zu    dem    andern    und    spricht    mit    sanfter,    von 

Thranen    orsticktor    Stimme:) 


1:4  Wilbelm    Tell  195 

—  blind     then !      really     blind     and     entirely 

blinded? 

Stauffacher 

I  said  it.  the  source  of+the  sight  is  flown+out, 
the  light  of+the  sun  beholds  he  never  again. 

Walther   Filrst 
have+a+care+for   his   pain ! 

Melchthal 

never !     never   again ! 

(he    presses    the    hand    before  the    eyes    and    is+silent 

some    moments ;      then    turns  he     himself     from     the 

one      to      the      other      and  says      with      soft,      by 

tears    choked  voice:) 

Blind,   did  you  say  ?     Quite   blind  —  and  both 

his   eyes  ? 

Stauffacher 

Ev'n  so.  The  fountain  of  his  sight  is  dry, 
He  ne'er  will  see  the  blessed  sunshine  more. 

Walther   Filrst 
Oh,    spare   his   anguish ! 

Melchthal 

Never,   never   more ! 

(Presses  his  hands  upon  his  eyes  and  is  silent 
for  some  moments ;  then  turning  from  one  to 
the  other,  speaks  in  a  subdued  tone,  broken  by 

sobs:) 


196  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'o:,   'aina   'e:dla   'himalsgcuba   ist 

das        'ligt        das        'augas   —   'aid        've:zan 

'le:ban 

fom     'ligta,     'je:das     'glykliQa     ga'Jepf  — 
di    'pflantsa    'zelpst     ke:Rt    'fROidi9     ZIQ    tsum 

Tigto, 
unt      'etR      mus      'sitsan,      'fyrlant,      in      daR 

xnaxt, 

im   'e:vi9    'finstaRn  —  'i:n    eR'kvikt    ni^t    'me:R 
daR     'matan     'vaRmas     7gRy:n,     daR     'blutman 

'Jmelts, 
di         xRo:tan         'fiRnan         kan         aR 

me:R 


0,   eine   edle   Himmelsgabe   ist 

Das       Licht       des       Auges  —   Alle       Wesen 

leben 

Vom   Lichte,   jedes   gliickliche    Geschopf  — 
Die    Pflanze    selbst    kehrt    freudig    sich    zum 

Lichte. 
Und      er      muss      sitzen,      fiihlend,      in       der 

Nacht, 

Im   ewig   Finstern  —  ihn   erquickt  nicht  mehr 
Der      Matten      warmes      Griin,      der      Blumen 

Schmelz, 
Die        roten        Firnen        kann        er        nicht 

mehr   schauen  — 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  197 

o,   a   noble    heaven's+gift   is 

the        light        of+the        eye    —    all        beings 

live 

by+the   light,     every   happy   creature  — 
the    plant    itself    turns    joyously    itself    to+the 

light, 
and       he        must        sit,        feeling,       in       the 

night, 

in+the   eternal   dark  —  him   refreshes  no  more 
the     meadows'     warm      green,      the     flowers' 

bloom, 
the  red  old+snow+on+the+mountains  can  he   no 

more    behold  — 

0  the  eye's  light,  of  all   the   gifts  of  Heaven, 
The    dearest,     best !      From    light    all    beings 

live  — 

Each   fair   created   thing  —  the   very  plants 
Turn      with      a      joyful      transport      to      the 

light, 
And   he  —  he   must   drag   on    through    all    his 

days 

In   endless   darkness !      Never   more   for   him 
The    sunny    meads    shall    glow,    the    flow'rets 

bloom ; 

Nor    shall    he    more    behold    the    roseate    tints 
Of  the  iced  mountain  top !    To  die  is  nothing, 


198  'vilhelm    'tel                                    1:4 

'§teR'ban    ist  'mgts  —  dox    'le:ban     unt     nigt 

'ze:an, 

'das   'ist   am  'unglrk  —  'va:Rum    'ze:t    in  "img 

zo      'jamaRnt  'an?      '19      'ha:p      'tsvai      ' 

'augan 

unt   kan   dam   'blmdan   xfa:taR    'kamas  'get 

nigt      ainan  '^irnaR      fan      dam      'me:R      das 


das     'glantsfol,      'blendant      'mi:R      ins     'auga 
'dRint. 

'ftaufaxdR 
ax,         '19         mus         oiRan         'jamaR         'nox 


Sterben     ist    nichts  —  doch    leben    und    nicht 

sehen, 

Das   ist   ein  Ungliick  —  Warum   seht  ihr  mich 
So    jammernd     an  ?      Ich     hab'     zwei     frische 

Augen 

Und    kann    dem    blinden   Vater    keines   geben, 
Nicht    einen    Schimmer    von     dem    Meer    des 

Lichts, 
Das      glanzvoll,      blendend      mir      ins      Auge 

dringt. 

Stauffacher 
Ach,       ich       muss       Euren       Jammer       noch 

vergrossern, 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  199 

to+die     is     nothing  —  but     to+live     and     not 

see, 

that    is     a     misfortune  —  why     look    you    me 
so      pityingly      at?         I      have      two      fresh 

eyes 

and     can     to+the     blind     father     none     give, 
not     one     glimmer      of      the      ocean      of+the 

light, 
that    splendid,    blinding    for+ine    into+the    eye 

penetrates. 

Stauffacher 
alas,          I          must          your          grief          still 

increase, 

But    to    have    life,    and     not    have    sight,  — 

oh,   that 

Is   misery   indeed !      Why   do   you   look 
So      piteously       at       me  ?  I      have      two 

eyes, 

Yet  to  my  poor  blind  father  can  give  neither ! 
No,    not    one     gleam    of    that    great    sea    of 

light, 
That      with      its      dazzling      splendor      floods 

my   gaze. 

Stauffacher 
Ah,     I     must     swell     the     measure     of     your 

grief, 


200  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

$tat    i:n   tsu   'hailan  —  ER    ba'daRf   nox    'me:R  ! 
den         "ales         hat        daR        'lantfo:xt        i:m 

ga'Raupt  ; 
'niQts      'hat      GR      i:m      ga'lasan,      als       dan 

;$ta:p, 
um   'nakt    unt    'blmt   fan    'ty:R    tsu    'ty:R    tsu 

'v.andaRn. 


'als      dan      x$ta:p      dam      xauganlo:zan 

! 
Vlas      ga'Raupt      unt      xaux      das     'liQt     daR 

'zona, 
das   'eRmstan    alga'mainas    'gu:t  —  jetst   'Re:da 

Statt   ihn    zu   heilen  —  Er    bedarf  noch  mehr  ! 
Denn        alles        hat        der        Landvogt       ihm 

geraubt  ; 
Nichts      hat      er       ihm      gelassen,      als      den 

Stab, 
Um   nackt   und    blind    von    Thiir   zu    Thiir    zu 

wandern. 

Melchthal 
Nichts       als       den      Stab      dem      augenlosen 

Greis  ! 
Alles      geraubt     und     auch     das     Licht     der 

Sonne, 
Des     Armsten    allgemeines    Gut  —  Jetz,t    rede 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  201 

instead+of   it   to    heal  —  he    needs    still    more ! 
for  everything  has  the  land+steward  from+him 

robbed ; 
nothing      has      he      to+him      left,      but      the 

staff, 
in+order  naked  and  blind  from  door  to  door  to 

wander. 

Melchthal 
nothing       but       the       staff       to+the       eyeless 

old+man ! 
everything   robbed   and   also    the    light    of+the 

sun, 
the    poorest's  common   possession  —  now  speak 

Instead   of   soothing   it.      The    worst,   alas ! 
Remains     to    tell.       They've    stripp'd    him    of 

his    all ; 
Naught    have    they    left    him,    save    his    staff, 

on    which, 
Blind     and     in     rags,     he     moves    from     door 

to   door. 

Melchthal 
Naught    but    his     staff     to     the     old    eyeless 

man ! 
Stripp'd     of     his     all  -  -  e'en     of     the      light 

of   day, 
The   common    blessing   of  the   meanest  wretch. 


202  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


'kamaR       'me:R       fon       'blaiban,       fan 
feR'beRJan  ! 

vas   fyR   am   'faijaR   'e:landaR   bin   '19, 
das   19   auf   'mama   'zi^aRhait   ga'daxt 
unt   'niQt   auf   'daina  !  —  'dam  ga'lirptas  'haupt 
als    'pfant    ga'lasan    in    das   'vy:tRi9s   'hendan  ; 

'fa:Ra        rhm  —  auf 


als    'blurtija     feR'geltuq     vil     19     'denkan. 
hi'nyzbaR        vil        19  —  'kainaR        zol        mi9 

'halten  — 
das       'fa:taRS       'auga       fon       dam       'lantfo:xt 


Mir       keiner       mehr       von       Bleiben,       von 

Verbergen  ! 

Was    fur    ein     feiger    Blender     bin    ich, 
Dass   ich    auf   meine   Sicherheit   gedacht 
Und   nicht   auf   deine  !  —  dein  geliebtes  Haupt 
Als   Pfand    gelassen    in    des  Wiitrichs  Handen  ; 
Feigherz'ge       Vorsicht,        fahre        bin  —  Auf 

nichts 

Als    blutige  Vergeltung    will   ich    denken. 
Hiniiber       will       ich   —    keiner       soil       mich 

halten  — 
Des     Vaters       Auge       von       dem       Landvogt 

fordern  — 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  203 

to+me       no+one       more       of       remaining,      of 

hiding ! 

what    for    a    cowardly    wretch    am    I, 
that   I   of   my   safety   thought+(have) 
and     not     of     yours !  —  your     beloved     head 
as     security     left     in     the     monster's     hands; 
coward+hearted     caution,      fare      hence   —   on 

nothing 

but      bloody      revenge       will      I       think, 
over+there       will       I  —  no+one       shall       me 

hold  — 
the     father's     eye      from      the      land+steward 

demand  — 

Now       talk       no       more       of       patience,       of 

concealment ! 

Oh,   what   a    base   and   coward   thing   am    I, 
That   on   mine   own   security   I   thought, 
And  took  no  care  of  thine !    Thy  precious  head 
Left   as   a    pledge   within    the   tyrant's    grasp ! 
Hence,       craven-hearted       prudence,        hence ! 

And   all 

My  thoughts  be  vengeance,  and  the  despot's  blood! 
I'll   seek   him    straight  —  no   power  shall   stay 

me   now  — 
And     at     his     hands      demand      my     father's 

eyes. 


204  Vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

aus   'alan    zaman   'Raisijan    he'Raus 

vil     '19     in    'fmdan  —  'niQts     'li:<jt     'mi:R     am 

'letban, 

ven     19      dan      'haisan,      unga'hoiRan      '$meRts 
in   'zainam   'le:bansblu:ta   'ky:la.      (CR   vil   'ge:n) 

'valten   'fvRst 

'blaipt! 
'vas    'kent    xi:R     'gerjan    'i:n?        eR     'zitst     tsu 

'zaRnan 

auf    zainaR    'ho:an    xheRanbuR9    unt    ^ 
/o:n/me9tjan       'tsoRns        in        zainaR 

'festa. 

Aus   alien    seinen   Reisigen   heraus 

Will    ich    ihn    finden  —  Nichts    liegt    mir    am 

Leben, 

Wenn    ich    den    heissen,    imgeheuren    Schmerz 
In  seinem  Lebensblute  kiihle.      (Er  will  gehen) 

Walther   Furst 

Bleibt ! 
Was    konnt    Ihr    gegen     ihn  ?      Er     sitzt     zu 

Sarnen 

Auf   seiner   hohen   Herrenburg   und   spottet 
Ohnmacht'gen       Zorns       in       seiner       sichern 

Feste. 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  205 

out+of      all      his      horsemen      out 

will   I  him  find  —  nothing  lies  for+me  in+the 

life, 

if          I          the          hot,          excessive          pain 
in       his       life's+blood       cool.          (he      will      go) 

Walther   Furst 

stay! 
what     can     you     against     him?       he     sits     at 

Sarnen 

in     his     high      noble+castle      and     derides 
powerless  wrath  in  his  safe 

fortress. 

I'll   beard   him    'mid    a    thousand    myrmidons! 
What's    life    to    me,    if    in    his    heart's    best 

blood 
I       cool        the        fever        of       this       mighty 

anguish.       (He    is    going) 

Walther   Furst 

Stay,  this  is  madness,  Melchthal !    What  avails 
Your   single   arm  against  his  power?     He  sits 
At   Sarnen    high   within   his   lordly   keep, 
And,   safe   within   its   battlemented   walls, 
May     .laugh     '-to       scorn       your      unavailing 


206  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


unt    'vo:nt    8R    'dRorban     auf     dam  'aispalast 

das       '§RekhoRns        o:daR        'h0:aR,  vo       di 

'junfRCtu 

zait     'etviQkait     f£R'§laiaRt     'zitst  —  19    'maxa 

miR    'bam    tsu    i:m  ;     mit    'tsvansig  "JYrjliijan, 

ga'zint,    vi    '19,    tseR'bReg    19    zaina  'festa. 

unt      ven      miR      xni:mant      'folt  unt     ven 


fyR   'oiRa   'hrtan   'baq   unt   'oiRa   'he.-Rdan, 

019  dem  ti'Rananjaxa  'boi9t  —   di 


vil    19    tsu'zamanRiirfan    im    ga'biR9, 

Melchthal 

Und    wohnt'     er    droben    auf     dem    Eispalast 
Des      Schreckhorns      oder      hoher,      wo       die 

Jungfrau 

Seit   Ewigkeit    verschleiert    sitzt  —  ich    mache 
Mir   Balm    zu   ihm  ;    mit   zwanzig   Jiinglingen, 
Gesinnt,   wie   ich,    zerbrech'    ich    seine   Feste. 
Und    wenn    mir    niemand     folgt,     und     wenn 

ihr  alle, 

Fur   eure   Hiitten   bang   und  eure   Herden, 
Euch       dem       Tyrannenjoche       beugt  —  die 

Hirten 
Will   ich  zusammenrufen   im   Gebirg, 


1=4  Wilhelm   Tell  207 

Melchthal 

and   dwelt    he    there+above    on   the    ice+palace 
of+the     Schreckhorn     or     higher,     where     the 

Jungfrau 

since       eternity        veiled        sits  —   I       make 
for+myself  way  to  him;    with  twenty  youths, 
minded,    as    I,    apart+break    I    his    fortress, 
and       if       me       no+one        follows,       and       if 

you   all, 

for    your     huts    afraid     and     your     herds, 
yourselves     to+the     tyrant' s+yoke     bow  —  the 

herdsmen 
will   I   together+call   in+the    mountains, 

Melchthal 

And   though   he    sat   within   the   icy   domes 
Of  yon  far  Schreckhorn  —  ay,  or  higher,  where 
Veil'd   since   eternity,   the   Jungfrau   soars, 
Still   to   the    tyrant   would   I   make    my    way ; 
With    twenty    comrades   minded   like   myself, 
I'd   lay   his   fastness   level   with   the   earth ! 
And        if       none        follow        me,        and        if 

you   all, 

In  terror  for  your  homesteads  and  your  herds, 
Bow   in    submission   to   the   tyrant's   yoke, 
I'll       call       the       herdsmen       on      the      hills 

around  me, 


208  'vilkelm    'tel  1:4 

'doRt,  'untaRm  'fRaian          'himalsdaxa, 

vo: 
daR     'zm      nox     'fRi$      ist      unt      das      'bents 

ga'zunt, 
das   unga'hoiaR   'gResliga   eR'tse:lan. 

'ftaufaxdR    (tsu   'valtaR   'fvRst) 

as   ist   auf   zainam   'gipfal  —  'volan    vi:R 
£RxvaRtan,    bis   das   'oisaRsta  — 

'melqtad 


ist    nox    tsu     'fyRQtan,    ven     daR     'JteRn     das 
'augas 

Dort,          unterm          freien          Himmelsdache, 

wo 
Der     Sinn     noch     frisch     ist     und     das     Herz 

gesund, 
Das   imgeheuer   Grassliche   erzahlen. 

Stauffacher    (zu    Walther    Fttrst) 

Es   ist   auf   seinem    Gipfel  —  Wollen   wir 
Erwarten,    bis   das   Ausserste  — 

Melchthal 

Welch   Ausserstes 

Ist    noch    zu    fiirchten,    wenn    der    Stern    des 
Auges 


1=4  Wilhelm    Tell  209 

there,          under+the          free          heaven's+roof, 

where 
the  mind  still  fresh  is  and  the  heart 

sound, 
the  monstrous  awful+thing  relate. 

Stauffacher    (to  Walther    Fttrst) 

it     is     on     its     summit  —  shall     we 
await,   until   the   extremity  — 

Melchthal 

which    extremity 

is      still      to      fear,     when     the     star     of+the 
eye 

And      there      beneath       heaven's      free      and 

boundless   roof, 
Where    men    still    feel    as    men,    and    hearts 

are    true, 
Proclaim   aloud   this   foul   enormity ! 

Stauffacher    (to    Walther    Ftirst) 

Tis   at   its  height  —  and  are  we  then  to  wait 
Till   some   extremity  — 

Melchthal 

Extremity  ? 

And      is      it      iiot      enough      when       human 
eyes 


210  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

in    zamaR   'h0:la   niqt   me:K   'zigaR   ist? 

—    zint        vi:R        den        've:Rlo:s?  'vo:tsu 


v:R 

di  'cmmbRust  'spanan  unt  di  '§ve:Ra  'vuxt 
daR  '§tRaitakst  '§vinan?  'je:dam  've:zan  vaRt 
am  'no:tgave:R  in  deR  feR'tsvaiflunsarjst. 
as  '^telt  SIQ  deR  eR^epfta  'hiR^  un  tsai9t 
daR  'moite  zain  ga'fyR^tatas  ga'vai, 
di  'gemza  'Raist  dan  'je:J9K  in  dan 

'apgRunt  — 
daR         'pflurx^titR         'zelpst,         daR        "zanfta 

'hausganos 
das   'men$an,   deR   di    unga'hoiRa   'kRaft 

In   seiner   Hohle    nicht   mehr    sicher   ist? 

—   Sind        wir        denn        wehrlos?  Wozu 

lernten  wir 

Die  Armbrust  spannen  und  die  schwere  Wucht 
Der  Streitaxt  schwingen?  Jedem  Wesen  ward 
Ein  Notgewehr  in  der  Verzweiflungsangst. 
Es  stellt  sich  der  erschopfte  Hirsch  und  zeigt 
Der  Meute  sein  gefiirchtetes  Geweih, 
Die  Gemse  reisst  den  Jager  in  den 

Abgrund  — 
Der          Pflugstier          selbst,          der          sanfte 

Hausgenoss 
Des   Menschen,   der   die    ungeheure    Kraft 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  211 

in     its     socket     no     more     safe     is? 

—   are     we      pray      defenceless?         wherefore 

learned   we 

the  cross+bow  span  and  the  heavy  weight 
of+the  battle+ax  swing?  to+each  being  grew 
a  weapon+of+defence  in  the  anguish+of+despair. 
it  stations  itself  the  exhausted  stag  and  shows 
to+the  pack  its  feared  antlers, 
the  chamois  drags  the  hunter  into  the 

abyss  — 
the         plow+steer          itself,          the          gentle 

house+companion 
of+the   man,   which    the   immense   force 

Have  ceased  to  be  secure  within  their  sockets? 
Are     we     defenceless?        Wherefore     did     we 

learn 

To  bend  the  cross-bow,  —  wield  the  battle-ax  ? 
What   living   creature,    but   in    its   despair, 
Finds   for   itself   a   weapon   of   defence? 
The  baited  stag  will  turn,  and  with  the   show 
Of  his  dread  antlers  hold   the   hounds   at   bay; 
The    chamois    drags    the    huntsman    down    th' 

abyss ; 
The      very      ox,       the      partner      of      man's 

toil, 
The    sharer   of   his   roof,   that   meekly   bends 


212                                'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

das          "halzas          'dultsam  untaRS         'jox 
ga'borgan, 

'auf,    ga'Rditst,     'vetst  'zain    ga'valtig 


unt    '§k>idaRt    zainan    'faint    dan    'volkan    tsu:. 


ven   di     dRQi    'landa    /de9tan,    xvi:    'vi:R 

zo  'megtan  V!R  fi'laigt  et'vas 


'ftaufaxzR 

ven   'u:Ri:   xRu:ft,    ven   'untaRvaldan   'hilft, 
daR    'JvirtsaR     viRt     di     'altan     'brnda     'e:Ran. 

Des         Halses         duldsam         unters         Joch 

gebogen, 
Springt     auf,     gereizt,     wetzt     sein     gewaltig 

Horn 
Und   schleudert   seinen   Feind   den  Wolken    zu. 

Walther   Fiirst 

Wenn   die   drei   Lande   dachten,    wie   wir    drei, 
So          mochten          wir          vielleicht          etwas 
vermogen. 

Stauffacher 

Wenn   Uri   ruft,   wenn   Unterwalden    hilft, 
Der   Schwyzer   wird    die    alten    Biinde    ehren. 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  213 

of+the        neck        patient        under+the        yoke 

bent+(has), 
springs     up,     irritated,     whets     its     powerful 

horn 
and  hurls  its  enemy  the  clouds  to. 

Walther   Filrst 

if     the     three    lands    thought,    as    we    three, 
so          might          we          perhaps         something 
be+able+(to+do). 

Stauffacher 

when   Uri   calls,    when   Unterwalden   helps, 
the   Schwyzer   will    the    old    covenants    honor. 

The   strength   of   his   huge    neck    beneath    the 

yoke, 
Springs  up,  if  he's  provoked,  whets  his  strong 

horn, 
And  tosses  his  tormentor  to  the  clouds. 

Walther   Filrst 

If  the  three  Cantons   thought  as  we  three  do, 
Something   might,    then,    be    done,   with    good 
effect. 

Stauffacher 

When   Uri   calls,  '-when   Unterwald   replies, 
Schwyz   will   be  mindful  of  her  ancient  league. 


214  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'melqtad 

'gRo:s    'ist    in    'untaRvaldan    mama    'fRomtJaft, 
unt     'je:daR     'va:xt     mit     'fROidan     'laip     unt 

'blurt, 

ven    8R   am   'andaRn    aman   'Rykan   'hat 
unt    '$iRm  —  o    'fRoma    'fe:taR    'di:zas  'landas! 
19     'Ste.-a,      nuR     am     'JYnlin,      'tsvijan      '019, 
dan   xfi:l£Rfa:Rnan  —  'mama   ^tima   mus 
ba'^aidan      '^vaijan      in      dan      'lantsgamainda. 
Xni9t,       'vail      19      'juq      bin      unt      ni9t     'fi:l 

eR'letpta, 

feR'axtat   mainan   'Ra:t   unt   mama   'Rerda  ; 

'blu:t,    ' 


Melchthal 

Gross   1st  in  Unterwalden   meine  Freundschaft, 
Und     jeder     wagt     mit     Freuden     Leib     mid 

Blut, 

Wenn   er   am    andern   einen   Riicken   hat 
Und  Schirm  —  0  fromme  Vater  dieses  Landes! 
Ich    stehe,    nur    ein   Jiingling,    zwischen    euch, 
Den  Vielerfahrnen  —  meine   Stimme    muss 
Bescheiden    schweigen    in    der    Landsgemeinde. 
Nicht,     weil    ich    Jung     bin     und     nicht     viel 

erlebte, 

Verachtet   meinen   Rat   und    meine   Rede  ; 
Nicht    liistern    jugendliches    Blut,    mich    treibt 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  215 

Melchthal 

great      is     in     Unterwalden      my      friendship, 
and     every+one      risks     with     joy     body    and 

blood, 

if      he       in+the       other      a      back       has 
and  protection  —  o  pious  fathers  of+this  land! 
I      stand,       only      a      youth,       among       you, 
the    much+experienced  —  my    voice   must 
modestly    be+silent    in    the     country's+council. 
not,     because    I    young    am     and     not    much 

experienced, 

despise     my     counsel     and     my     speech ; 
not      wanton      youthful      blood,      me      drives 

Melchthal 

I've    many    friends    in    Unterwald,    and    none 
That    would     not     gladly     venture      life      and 

limb, 

If   fairly    back'd   and   aided   by   the    rest. 
Oh,   sage   and   reverend    fathers    of    this    land, 
Here    do    I    stand    before    your    riper    years, 
An   unskill'd   youth,  whose  voice  must  in  the 

Diet 

Still   be    subdued   into    respectful   silence. 
Do  not,   because  that  I  am  young,   and  want 
Experience,  slight  my  counsel  and  my  words. 
Tis   not   the   wantonness   of   youthful    blood 


216  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


das      'h0:9stan      'jamaRS      'JmeRtsliQa      ga'valt, 
vas      aux      den       'Jtam      das      'felzan      mus 


'i:R      'zelpst       zait       'fertaR,       'hoiptaR       ainas 

'hauzas 

unt     'vrn$t     019     aman     'turganthctftan     'zo:n, 
deR    oiRas    'hauptas    'hailja    'lokan    xe:Ra 
unt      019      dan      'JteRn      das      'augas      'fRom 

ba'vaxa. 
'o:,     'vail     IR      'zelpst     an     'oiRam     "laip    unt 

>:t 
nox          'niQts          eR'litan,          oiRa          'augan 


Des    hochsten    Jammers    schmerzliche    Gewalt, 
Was     auch     den      Stein      des      Felsen      muss 

erbarmen. 
Ihr       selbst       seid      Vater,       Haupter       eines 

Hauses 

Und   wiinscht   euch   einen   tugendhaften   Sohn, 
Der  cures  Hauptes   heil'ge   Locken   ehre 
Und     euch     den     Stern     des     Auges     fromm 

bewache. 
0,     well     ihr     selbst     an     eurem     Leib     und 

Gut 
Noch         nichts         erlitten,         eure         Augen 

sich 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  217 

the          highest          grief's         painful         force, 
what     also      the     stone     of+the      rock     must 

touch, 
you      yourselves      are      fathers,      heads     of+a 

house 

and     wish     for+yourselves     a     virtuous     son, 
who   your   head's  sacred  locks  may+honor 
and     for+you     the     star     of+the     eye     piously 

may+watch. 
o,    because   you   yourselves   in   your   body   and 

goods 
yet      nothing      suffered+(have),       your      eyes 

themselves 

That   fires   my    spirit;    but   a   pang   so   deep 
That        e'en        the        flinty        rocks        must 

pity   me. 
You,        too,         are         fathers,         heads         of 

families, 

And   you   must   wish    to   have  a  virtuous  son, 
To  reverence  your  gray  hairs,  and  shield  your 

eyes 

With   pious   and   affectionate    regard. 
Do     not,     I     pray,     because     in     limb      and 

fortune 
You     still      are     'unassail'd,     and     still     your 

eyes 


218  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

nox       'fRi§       unt       'hel       in       inan      'kRaizan 

'Rerjan, 
zo      'zai      019      'da:Rum      'tmzRa      'no:t      niQt 

'fRemt. 

aux     y:b8R     '019      'hent      'das      ti'Ranan$ve:Rt? 
IR         harpt         das         7lant         fon         x0:stRai9 

'apgavendat  ; 

'kain   'andaRas   VOR   'mamas   xfa:taRS   'unR89t, 
'i:R        'zait        in        'glai9aR        'mitjult        unt 

feR'damms. 


'ftaufax9R    (tsu   ValtaR   'f 
ba'Jlitsat    'i:n  I      19    bin    ba'Rait,  tsu    'foljan. 

Noch     frisch     und     hell     in     ihren     Kreisen 

regen, 
So      sei      euch      darum      unsre      Not      nicht 

fremd. 

Auch   iiber   euch   hangt  das  Tyrannenschwert, 
Ihr        habt        das        Land        von        Ostreich 

abgewendet  ; 

Kein    anderes    war    meines  Vaters    Unrecht, 
Ihr       seid       in       gleicher       Mitschuld       und 

Verdammnis. 

Stauffacher    (zu    Walther    Ftirst) 
Beschliesset   Ihr  !     Ich   bin   bereit,   zu   folgen. 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  219 

still      fresh      and      bright      in      their      orbits 

move, 
so      be      to+you      therefore      our      need      not 

indifferent. 

also  over  you  hangs  the  tyrant' s+sword, 
you  have  the  land  from  Austria 

off+turned ; 

no       other       was        my        father's       fault, 
you       are       in       equal       common+guilt       and 

condemnation. 

Stauffacher    (to    Walther    Ftirst) 
decide     you !        I     am     ready,    to     follow. 

Revolve    undimm'd     and     sparkling     in     their 

spheres ; 
Oh,       do      not,       therefore,       disregard       our 

wrongs ! 

Above  you,  too,  doth  hang  the  tyrant's  sword. 
You,  too,  have  striven  to  alienate  the  land 
From  Austria.  'Twas  this  my  father 

did: 
You       share       his       guilt,       and       may       his 

punishment. 

Stauffacher    (to  Walther   Ftirst) 
Do   thou   resolve !      I   am   prepared   to   follow. 


220  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


'volen        'h0:Ran,        vas        di        'etdaln 


fon    'zilinon,     fon    'atinhauzan    'Ratten  — 
'i:R     'natma,      'denk      19,      viRt      uns     ' 


'melqtad 
vo  ist  am  'natma  in  dam 


als          'OIROR          unt 

'OIR8  ? 

an          'zolgaR          xna:man 
'glaupt 


Walther   Furst 
Wir        wollen        horen,        was        die        edeln 

Herrn 

Von    Sillinen,    von    Attinghausen    raten  — 
Ihr     Name,     denk'     ich,     wird     uns     Freunde 

werben. 

Melchthal 
Wo          ist  ein  Name  in  dem 

Waldgebirg' 
Ehrwiirdiger,         als          Eurer          und          der 

Eure  ? 
An         solcher        Namen        echte        Wahrung 

glaubt 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  221 

Walther   Furst 
we         will         hear,         what         the         noble 

lords 

of    Sillinen,     of     Attinghausen     counsel  — 
their      name,      think      I,      will      us      friends 

enlist. 

Melchthal 
where  is  a  name  in  the 

forest+mountains 
more+venerable,        than       yours        and        the 

yours  ? 
in       such       names'       genuine       sterling+worth 

believes 

Walther   Furst 
First    let    us    learn,     what     steps    the     noble 

lords 

Of    Sillinen     and    Attinghaus    advise. 
Their     names     would      rally     many     to      the 

cause. 

Melchthal 
Has        anyone         a         name        within         the 

mountains 
That   carries    more    respect    than    thine  —  and 

thine  ? 
On    names    like  'these    the    people    pin    their 

faith, 


222  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

das      'folk,      zi      'harban      'gurtan      'klaq      im 

'landa. 
IR         'ha:pt         am         'RaiQas         'eRp          fan 

'fe:taRtu:gant 
unt    'harpt    as    'selbaR    'ROIQ    feR'me:Rt  —  vas 

'bRauxt   s 
das       'eidalmans?          last       s       'uns        a'lain 

fo'lendan  ! 

've/Ran   V!R   'dox    a'lain   im   'lant  !      19  'mama, 
V!R     'voltan      uns      5on     'zelpst     tsu     ^iRman 

'visan. 

'ftaufaxdR 
di   'e:daln   'dReqt    ni^t    'glai^a    'no:t    mit    'uns; 


Das     Volk,      sie      haben      guten      Klang      im 

Lande. 
Ihr         habt         ein          reiches         Erb          von 

Vatertugend 
Und    habt    es    selber    reich    vermehrt  —  Was 

branch  t's 
Des        Edelmanns?          Lasst's        uns        allein 

vollenden  ! 

Waren    wir  doch  allein   im  Land  !     Ich  meine, 
Wir    wollten    uns    schon    selbst    zu    schirmen 

wissen. 

Stauffacher 
Die   Edeln    drangt   riicht   gleiche  Not  mit  uns; 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  223 

the    people,     they    have     good    sound     in+the 

country, 
you         have         a        rich         inheritance         of 

paternal+virtue 
and   have    it   yourself   richly   increased  —  what 

need+is   there 
of+the       nobleman?          let       it       us       alone 

complete ! 

were  we  though  alone  in+the  land !     I  fancy, 
we     would     us     nicely     ourselves     to     protect 

know. 

Stauffacher 
the  nobles  oppresses   not  equal  need  with  us; 

Indeed,       they      are       as       household       words 

to   all. 
Rich        was        your        heritage        of        manly 

virtue, 
And       richly       have       you       added       to       its 

stores. 
What     need     of     nobles?        Let     us     do     the 

work 

Ourselves.     Although  we  stood  alone,  methinks, 
We      should      be      able      to      maintain       our 

rights. 

*  Stauffacher 
The   nobles'  wrongs  are   not  so  great  as  ours. 


224  Vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

daR   '§tRo:m,   den   in    dan   'ni:daRur)an  'vyttat, 
bis      'jetst      hat      £R      di      'h0:n      nox      ' 


dox    'i:Ra    'hilfa    viRt    uns    'n^t    ent'$te:n, 
ven    zi    das    'lant    in    'vafan     eRst     eR'blikan. 


'valtdn   ' 
am       'opman       'tsvijan       'uns       unt 


zo     meQta    xR£9t     ent'Jaidan     unt     ga'zets. 
"dox,  xde:R   uns   untaR'dRrkt,   ist   unzaR  'kaizaR 
unt     xh0:9staR     'R^taR  —  zo     mus     'got     uns 
'helfan 

Der   Strom,   der   in   den    Niederungen   wiitet, 
Bis     jetzt     hat     er     die     Hohn     noch     nicht 

erreicht  — 

Doch   ihre    Hilfe    wird    uns   nicht   entstehn, 
Wenn    sie    das  Land  in  Waffen  erst  erblicken. 

Walther   Furst 

Ware       ein       Obmann       zwischen      uns      und 

Ostreich, 

So   mochte   Recht   entscheiden   und   Gesetz. 
Doch,   der    uns    unterdriickt,    ist    unser   Kaiser 
Und    hochster    Richter  —  so    muss    Gott    uns 

helfen 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  225 

the    stream,     that    in    the    lowlands    rages, 
up+to     now     has     it      the     heights     yet     not 

reached  — 

but  their  help    will  to+us   not  be+wanting, 
when     they     the     land     in     arms     first     see. 

Walther  Furst 

were        an        umpire        between        us        and 

Austria, 

so       might       right       decide       and       law. 
but,     who     us     oppresses,     is     our     emperor 
and      highest      judge  —  so      must      God      us 

help 

The  torrent,  which  lays  waste  the  lower  grounds, 
Has        not        ascended        to        the        uplands 

yet. 

But   let   them   see   the   country   once  in   arms, 
They'll   not   refuse    to   lend   a  helping  hand. 

Walther   Furst 

Were    there    an    umpire    'twixt    ourselves    and 

Austria, 

Justice  and  law  might  then  decide  our  quarrel. 
But   our   oppressor   is   our   emperor   too, 
And  judge  supreme.      'Tis  God  must  help  us, 

then, 


226  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


'unzaRn       'aRm  —  £R'foR§at       'I:R       di 

'menaR 
fon       '$vi:ts,       19       vil       in       'ursi:       'fROinda 

'veRban. 
've:n   'a:baR   'zendan    V!R   nax  ' 


'zendat        'bin    —  've:m         xle:Q         as 
xne:aR   'an  — 


'fvEst 
19     'fje:p     s     1119     'tsu:  ;      IR     zait     main     'gast, 

19  mus 
fyR  oiRa  /zi9aRhait  ga'vetRan  ! 

Durch     unsern     Arm   —   Erforschet     Ihr     die 

Manner 
Von  Schwyz,  ich  will  in  Uri  Freunde 

werben. 
Wen  aber  senden  wir  nach  Unterwalden?  — 

Melchthal 

Mich         sendet         bin   —  Wem         lag'         es 
naher  an  — 

Walther   Furst 
Ich     geb's    nicht     zu  ;      Ihr    seid     mein     Gast, 

ich    muss 
Fiir   Eure    Sicherheit   gewahren  ! 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  227 

through        our        arm  —  sound        you        the 

men 
of        Schwyz,       I       will       in       Uri        friends 

enlist, 
whom    however    send    we    to    Underwalden  ?  — 

Melchthal 

me     send     thither  —  to+whom     should+lie     it 
nearer   on  — 

Walther   Filrst 
I     give     it     not     to ;      you     are     my     guest, 

I    must 
for   your    safety    guarantee ! 

Through  our  own  arm !     Be  yours  the  task  to 

rouse 
The     men     of    Schwyz ;     I'll     rally    friends    in 

Uri 
But    whom    are    we    to    send    to    Unterwald? 

Melchthal 

Thither    send    me.        Whom     should    it    more 
concern  ? 

Walther   Filrst 
No,     Melchthal,     no ;      thou     art     my     guest, 

and    I 
Must   answer   for    thy    safetv. 


228  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


"last 
di  'S^Q8  'ken  19  unt  di 

'felzan$taija  ; 
aux    'fROinda    'find     19    'gnu:x,     di     11119     dam 

'faint 
feR'he:lan    unt   am   'opdax   'geRn    ga've:Ran. 


'ftaufaxdR 

'last      'i:n      mit      'got      hi'ny:b9Rge:n.          doRt 

'dRy:ban 

ist   'kain    feR'RertaR  —  'zo:    feR'ap^oit   ist 
di    tiRa'nai,    das    si    kain    'veRktsoi9     'findat. 

Melchthal 

Lasst   mich  ! 
Die         Schliche         kenn'         ich         und         die 

Felsensteige  ; 
Auch   Freunde    find'    ich    gnug,  die   mich    dem 

Feind 
Verhehlen   und   ein   Obdach    gern   gewahren. 

Stauffacher 

Lasst      ihn     mit     Gott     hiniibergehn.         Dort 

driiben 

Ist   kein   Verrater  —  So   verabscheut   ist 
Die   Tyrannei,   dass   sie    kein  Werkzeug  findet. 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  229 

Melchthal 

let   me ! 
the         by+ways         know         I         and         the 

rocky +paths ; 
also  friends   find  I  enough,   who    me    from+the 

enemy 
conceal     and     a     shelter     willingly     grant. 

Stauffacher 

let     him     with    God     thither+over+go.       there 

yonder 

is       no       traitor   —   so       despised       is 
the       tyranny,       that       it       no       tool      finds. 

Melchthal 

Let   me   go. 
I   know     each     forest     track     and      mountain 

pass; 
Friends    too,    I'll    find,     be     sure,     on     every 

hand, 
To   give   me    willing   shelter   from   the   foe. 

Stauffacher 

Nay,      let      him      go ;       no      traitors      harbor 

there ; 

The    tyrant's   so   abhorred   in    Unterwald, 
No   minions    can   be   found    to   work    his   will. 


230  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

aux       den       al'tselaR      zol       uns      'ni:t      dam 

'valt 
ga'nosan  'veRban    unt  das  'lant  ER'Rerjan. 

'melqtad 

vi     'bRinan      V!R      uns      'zigRa      'kunda      'tsu:, 
das     V!R    dan    'oRgvom    daR    ti'Ranan    'toi§an  ? 

'ftaufaxdR 

V!R   'kentan    uns    tsu   'bRunan    o:daR   'tRaip 
feR'zamaln,  vo  di  'kaufmans§ifa 

'landan. 

'valtdR   'fvRst 
zo   'ofan    'dvRfan    viR    das    'veRk    nig    'tRaiban. 

Auch      der      Alzeller      soil      uns      nid      dem 

Wald 
Genossen    werben   und   das   Land   erregen. 

Melchthal 

Wie     bringen     wir     uns     sichre     Kunde     zu, 
Dass  wir  den  Argwohn  der  Tyrannen  tauschen? 

Stauffacher 

Wir    konnten   uns    zu   Brunnen    oder   Treib 
Versammeln,        wo        die        Kaufmannsschiffe 
landen. 

Walther   Furst 

So   offen   diirfen    wir   das  Werk   nicht   treiben. 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  231 

also     the     Alzeller     shall     for+us     below     the 

forest 
associates     enlist     and     the     land     incite. 

Melchthal 

how  bring  we  one+another  safe  intelligence  to, 
that  we   the    suspicion  of+the   tyrants   delude? 

Stauffacher 

we      could      us      at      Brunnen      or     Treib 
assemble,         where         the          merchant+ships 
land. 

Walther   Filrst 

so    openly    can    we    the    work    not    carry+on. 

In          the          low          valleys,          too,          the 

Alzeller 
Will  gain  confederates,  and  rouse  the   country. 

Melchthal 

But   how    shall    we   communicate,    and    not 
Awaken   the    suspicion    of   the    tyrants? 

Stauffacher 

Might   we    not   meet  at  Brunnen   or  at  Treib, 
Hard    by    the    spot    where    merchant    vessels 
land? 

'Walther   Filrst 

We    must   not   go    so   openly    to    work. 


232  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

—  'h0:Rt     'mama     'mamun.       'links     am     'ze:, 

ven    man 
nax    'bRunan    'fe:Rt,     dam     'mi:tan$tain     gRa:t 

'y:baR, 

'li:9t   'ama   'mate  /haimli9   im   ga'helts, 
das     'Ry:tli:     'haist     si     bai     dam     'folk 


vail    xdoRt    di    'valduq    "ausgaROitat    'vaRt. 
'doRt        '1st        s,        vo        unzRa         'lantmaRk 

unt   di   "oiR9 

(tsu    'rael9ta:l) 
tsu'zaman        'gRentsan,        unt       in        'kuRtsaR 

xfa:Rt 

—  Hort     meine     Meinung.       Links     am     See, 

wenn    man 
Nach    Brunnen   fahrt,    dem   Mythenstein    grad' 

iiber, 

Liegt   eine   Matte   heimlich    im    Geholz, 
Das     RUTLI     heisst     sie     bei     dem    Volk     der 

Hirten, 

Weil   dort   die  Waldung   ausgereutet   ward. 
Dort          ist's,          wo          unsre  Landmark 

imd   die   Eure 

(zu    Melchthal) 
Zusammen        grenzen,         und         in         kurzer 

Fahrt 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  233 

—  hear    my  opinion,     to+the+left  by+the  lake, 

when   one 
toward    Brunnen    rows,   the    Mythenstein    just 

opposite, 

lies   a   meadow   concealed   in+the   woods, 
the  Riitli  called+is  it  among  the  people  offthe 

herdsmen, 

because     there     the     forest     cleared     was. 
there     is    it,    where     our    territorial+boundary 

and   the   yours 

(to    Melchthal) 
together  border,  and  in  short 

ride 

Hear     my     opinion.         On     the     lake's     left 

bank, 
As         we         sail         hence         to         Brunnen, 

opposite 
The       Mythenstein,       deep-hidden        in        the 

wood 
A     meadow     lies,     by     shepherds     called     the 

RUTLI, 
An       ancient       clearing        in        the        forest 

wilds. 

(to    Melchthal) 
Tis    there    our    Canton    bound'ries    verge    on 

yours;  — 


234  Vilhelm    'tel  1:4 


(tsu    'J 

t      '019      daR      'laiQta      'ka:n      fon      '$vi:ts 

he'Ry:baR. 

auf   '0:dan    'pfcudan    'kenan    V!R    da'hm 
bai       'naxtsait        'vandaRn       unt       uns      '§til 


'da/hin    ma:x   'je:d8R    rtse:n 

'mit'bRirjan,  di  'heRts'amiQ  sint 

mit   uns, 
zo  'kenen  viR          ga'mainzam  das 

ga'maina 
ba^pReQan         unt        mit        'got         as        "fRi§ 

ba'Jlirsan. 

(zu     Stauffacher) 
Tragt    Euch    der    leichte    Kahn     von    Schwyz 

heriiber. 

Auf   oden    Pfaden   konnen    wir   dahin 
Bei       Nachtzeit       wandern       und      uns       still 

beraten. 

Dahin     mag     jeder     zehn     vertraute     Manner 
Mitbringen,  die  herzeinig  sind 

mit   uns, 
So          konnen          wir          gemeinsam  das 

Gemeine 
Besprechen        und       mit       Gott       es       frisch 

beschliessen. 


1:4  Wilhelin    Tell  235 

(to    Stauffacher) 
carries    you     the     light     skiff     from     Schwyz 

here+over. 

on    deserted     paths    can    we    thither 
by  night+time  wander  and  one+another  silently 

advise. 

thither      may      each+one      ten      trusty      men 
along+bring,  who  heart+united          are 

with   us, 
so  can  we  in+common  the 

common+thing 
discuss         and         with        God         it         afresh 

decide. 

(to    Stauffacher) 
Your      boat      will      carry      you      across      from 

Schwyz. 

Thither    by    lonely    bypaths   let   us   wend 
At      midnight,       and       delib'rate       o'er       our 

plans. 

Let  each  bring  with  him  there  ten  trusty  men, 
All      one      at      heart      with      us;      and      then 

we  may 
Consult          together         for         the         general 

weal, 
And,    with    God'vs    guidance,    fix    our    onward 

course. 


236  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'ftaufaxdR 
zo     'zai     s.        jetst     'RdiQt     min     'oraa     'bi:dRa 


'i:R     di    'oiRa     he:R,     unt     'zo:,     vi    "vi:R 
'menaR   'jetso   untaR   uns   di   'henda 
tsu'zamanfle^tan,        ^6:1119,        'oma        xfal$, 
zo    'volan    'vi:R    'dRai    'lendaR    'aux    tsu    'Juts 
unt     'tRuts     tsu'zaman     '$te:n     auf     rto:t     unt 
xle:ban. 

'valten   'fvRst    unt   'melqtatl 
auf   'to:t   unt   'lerban  ! 

(zi    Tialtan    di    'henda    nox    'ainija    'pauzen    larj 
tsu'zamangafloxtan    unt    'J 


Stauffacher 
So     sei's.        Jetzt     reicht     mir     Eure      biedre 

Rechte, 

Reicht    Ihr    die    Eure    her,    und    so,    wie    wir 
Drei   Manner   jetzo   unter   uns   die    Hande 
Zusammenflechten,     redlich,     ohne     Falsch, 
So    wollen    wir    drei    Lander    auch    zu    Schutz 
Und    Trutz     zusammen     stehn    auf    Tod    und 

Leben. 

Walther   Furst   und   Melchthal 
Auf   Tod    und   Leben  ! 

(Sie    halten    die    Hande    noch    einige    Pausen    lang 
zusammengef  loch  ten    und    schweigen) 


1:4  Wilhelm    Tell  237 

Stauffacher 
so    be    it.       now    extend    to+me    your    honest 

right+hand, 

extend   you    the    yours   hither,    and    so,    as   we 
three     men     now    among    us     the    hands 
together+plait,   honestly,    without   falseness, 
so    will     we     three     lands     also     for     defence 
and     offence     together     stand     for    death     and 

life. 

Walther   Furst   and   Melchthal 
for   death   and   life ! 

(they   hold    the    hands    still    some    moments    long 
together+plaited    and    are+silent) 

Stauffacher . 
So    let    it    be.        And    now    your    true    right 

hand ! 
Yours,    too,    young    man !      and     as    we     now 

three    men 

Among  ourselves  thus  knit  our  hands  together 
In    all    sincerity   and    truth,    e'en    so 
Shall   we    three    Cantons,   too,    together    stand 
In   victory    and   defeat,    in    life    and   death. 

Walther   Furst   and   Melchthal 
In   life   and    death ! 

(They    hold    their    hands    clasped    together    for 
some    moments    in    silence) 


238  'vilhelm    'tel  1:4 

'melqtad 

'blmdaR,   'altaR   "fartaR, 
du:    kanst    dan    'ta:x    dan    'fRaihait  'mgt   me:R 

'§auan ; 
du     zolst     in     'h0:Ran.  —  ven     fon     'alp     tsu 

'alp 

di    'foiaRtsa^an    'flamant    sic,     eR'herban, 
di     'festan     '$lesaR     deR     ti'Ranan     'falan, 
in    'daina    "hrta    zol    daR    '5vai^s8R    'valan, 
tsu  'dainam  'O:R  di  'fRDidankunda  'tRatgan, 
unt     'hel      in      'dainaR      'naxt      zol      as      diR 
'targan. 

(zi    "ge:n    ausai'nandaR) 

.  Melchthal 

Blinder,    alter  Vater, 
Du    kannst   den    Tag   der   Freiheit   nicht  mehr 

schauen ; 
Du    sollst     ihn     lioren.  — Wenn     von     Alp     zu 

Alp 

Die   Feuerzeichen    flammend    sich   erheben, 
Die   festen    Schlosser   der   Tyrannen    fallen, 
In    deine   Hutte    soil   der   Schweizer   wallen, 
Zu   deinem    Ohr   die    Freudenkunde   tragen, 
Und     hell      in      deiner     Nacht     soil     es     dir 
tagen. 

(Sie  gehen    auseinander) 


1  =  4  Wilhelm    Tell  239 

Melchthal 

blind,    old    father, 
you    can    the     day     of+the    freedom    no    more 

see; 
you     shall     it     hear.   —   when     from    Alp     to 

Alp 

the    fire+signals   flaming   themselves  raise, 
the      fast      castles      of+the      tyrants      fall, 
to     your     hut     shall     the     Swiss      wander, 
to      your      ear      the       glad+news     carry, 
and    bright    in    your    night    shall    it    for+you 
dawn. 

( they    go    apartff rom+one+another) 

Melchthal 

Alas,    my    old    blind   father ! 
Thou     canst     no     more     behold     the     day     of 

freedom ; 
But    thou   shalt   hear  it.      When   from   Alp   to 

Alp 

The  beacon  fires  throw  up  their  flaming  signs, 
And   the   proud   castles   of   the    tyrants   fall, 
Unto   thy   cottage    shall    the    Swiss   repair, 
To    bear   the   tidings   to    thine   ear,   and  o'er 
Thy    darken'd    way    shall    Freedom's    radiance 
pour. 

(They    part) 


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